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 Friday, April 13, 2012 at 21:10:00 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 Friday, April 13, 2012 at 21:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 26'	North
Longitude:	137° 42'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.68 meters/second, 1647.6 km/hour, 1023.8 miles/hour or 889.7 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"	17.06 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.06 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.3"	1023.79 mi	west	0° 00' 54.0"	1.03 mi	north	1023.77 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 40.2"	4.18 mi	west	0° 21' 31.0"	24.65 mi	north	25.00 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 21:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 08'	South
Longitude:	140° 41'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.42 meters/second, 1549.5 km/hour, 962.8 miles/hour or 836.7 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' 29.1"	16.05 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	north	16.05 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 12.3"	962.70 mi	west	0° 08' 32.4"	9.79 mi	north	963.09 mi
24 hours	11° 56' 37.3"	793.76 mi	east	3° 43' 26.9"	256.05 mi	north	840.56 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	Sat 11:10 AM	2329 km	1447 miles	1258 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Fri 11:10 AM	2528 km	1571 miles	1365 nm	NW
Papeete	Fri 11:10 AM	3256 km	2023 miles	1758 nm	SSW
Los Angeles *	Fri 2:10 PM	3373 km	2096 miles	1821 nm	NNE
San Francisco *	Fri 2:10 PM	3492 km	2170 miles	1886 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Fri 2:10 PM	3535 km	2197 miles	1909 nm	NE
Las Vegas *	Fri 2:10 PM	3734 km	2320 miles	2016 nm	NE
Phoenix	Fri 2:10 PM	3736 km	2321 miles	2017 nm	NE
Adamstown	Fri 1:10 PM	3904 km	2426 miles	2108 nm	SSE
Rarotonga	Fri 11:10 AM	4164 km	2587 miles	2248 nm	SW