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 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 23:36:00 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 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 23:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 45'	North
Longitude:	174° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.56 meters/second, 1650.8 km/hour, 1025.8 miles/hour or 891.4 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"	17.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.10 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.6"	1025.76 mi	west	0° 00' 54.7"	1.04 mi	north	1025.74 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 50.2"	4.37 mi	west	0° 21' 48.3"	24.98 mi	north	25.36 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 23:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 57'	South
Longitude:	79° 15'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.60 meters/second, 1499.8 km/hour, 931.9 miles/hour or 809.8 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' 25.2"	15.53 mi	west	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	north	15.53 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 16.5"	931.70 mi	west	0° 03' 50.6"	4.41 mi	north	931.91 mi
24 hours	13° 30' 33.0"	872.81 mi	east	2° 05' 35.4"	143.99 mi	north	890.41 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
Baker Island	Wed 11:36 AM	982 km	610 miles	530 nm	SSW
Majuro	Thu 11:36 AM	1633 km	1015 miles	882 nm	W
Tarawa	Thu 11:36 AM	1646 km	1023 miles	889 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Thu 1:36 PM	2004 km	1245 miles	1082 nm	ESE
Fakaofo	Thu 12:36 PM	2028 km	1260 miles	1095 nm	S
Funafuti	Thu 11:36 AM	2049 km	1273 miles	1106 nm	SSW
Midway	Wed 12:36 PM	2183 km	1356 miles	1178 nm	N
Honolulu	Wed 1:36 PM	2227 km	1384 miles	1202 nm	NE
Yaren	Thu 11:36 AM	2345 km	1457 miles	1266 nm	WSW
Wake Island	Thu 11:36 AM	2383 km	1481 miles	1287 nm	WNW