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 21:44:00 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 21:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 21'	North
Longitude:	146° 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' 57.6"	25.15 mi	north	25.55 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 21:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 49'	South
Longitude:	91° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.40 meters/second, 1488.3 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' 38.5"	924.51 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	924.52 mi
24 hours	14° 16' 53.6"	917.29 mi	east	0° 44' 38.7"	51.20 mi	north	921.07 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 11:44 AM	1446 km	898 miles	781 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Tue 11:44 AM	1917 km	1191 miles	1035 nm	NW
Papeete	Tue 11:44 AM	2890 km	1795 miles	1560 nm	S
Fakaofo	Wed 10:44 AM	3415 km	2122 miles	1844 nm	SW
Baker Island	Tue 9:44 AM	3498 km	2174 miles	1889 nm	WSW
Rarotonga	Tue 11:44 AM	3602 km	2238 miles	1945 nm	SSW
Apia	Wed 10:44 AM	3758 km	2335 miles	2029 nm	SW
Midway	Tue 10:44 AM	3957 km	2459 miles	2137 nm	NW
Alofi	Tue 10:44 AM	4009 km	2491 miles	2165 nm	SW
Los Angeles *	Tue 2:44 PM	4022 km	2499 miles	2172 nm	NE