Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 21:36:00 UTC.
• The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
• The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
• Different shades of darkness are used to indicate night; these shades are in order from lightest to darkest:
  • Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
  • Nautical Twilight
  • Astronomical Twilight
  • Night, no twilight (darkest)
• Latitude circles
  • NPC – Northern Polar Circle, or Arctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' N. At locations north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun is visible all day and night during a period before and after the June solstice.
  • NT – Northern Tropic, or Tropic of Cancer, is at latitude 23°26' N and is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during June solstice, around June 21).
  • ST – Southern Tropic, or Tropic of Capricorn, is at latitude 23°26' S and is the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during December solstice, around December 21).
  • SPC – Southern Polar Circle, or Antarctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' S. South of this latitude, the Sun is visible all day and night during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Map is generated based on images from NASA

Position of the Sun

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 21:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 21'	North
Longitude:	144° 00'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.03 meters/second, 1652.5 km/hour, 1026.8 miles/hour or 892.3 knots.The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	17.11 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.11 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.9"	1026.83 mi	west	0° 00' 55.0"	1.05 mi	north	1026.81 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 55.4"	4.48 mi	west	0° 21' 57.7"	25.16 mi	north	25.55 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 21:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 49'	South
Longitude:	93° 48'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.40 meters/second, 1488.2 km/hour, 924.8 miles/hour or 803.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 23.6"	15.41 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	north	15.41 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 38.3"	924.50 mi	west	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	north	924.51 mi
24 hours	14° 17' 05.3"	917.50 mi	east	0° 44' 11.4"	50.68 mi	north	921.22 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Kiritimati	Wed 11:36 AM	1642 km	1020 miles	887 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Tue 11:36 AM	2066 km	1284 miles	1116 nm	NW
Papeete	Tue 11:36 AM	2927 km	1819 miles	1581 nm	SSW
Fakaofo	Wed 10:36 AM	3599 km	2236 miles	1943 nm	WSW
Rarotonga	Tue 11:36 AM	3699 km	2298 miles	1997 nm	SSW
Baker Island	Tue 9:36 AM	3713 km	2307 miles	2005 nm	WSW
Los Angeles *	Tue 2:36 PM	3880 km	2411 miles	2095 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Tue 2:36 PM	3915 km	2433 miles	2114 nm	NNE
Apia	Wed 10:36 AM	3928 km	2441 miles	2121 nm	SW
Adamstown	Tue 1:36 PM	3992 km	2481 miles	2156 nm	SSE