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 Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 01:56:00 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 Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 01:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 30'	North
Longitude:	150° 48'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.58 meters/second, 1647.3 km/hour, 1023.6 miles/hour or 889.5 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' 09.2"	1023.58 mi	west	0° 00' 53.9"	1.03 mi	north	1023.55 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 39.1"	4.16 mi	west	0° 21' 29.0"	24.61 mi	north	24.96 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 01:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 27'	South
Longitude:	71° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.08 meters/second, 1555.5 km/hour, 966.5 miles/hour or 839.9 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' 29.5"	16.11 mi	west	0° 00' 08.8"	0.17 mi	north	16.11 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 36.3"	966.42 mi	west	0° 08' 53.2"	10.19 mi	north	966.82 mi
24 hours	11° 47' 43.3"	786.57 mi	east	3° 50' 21.5"	263.96 mi	north	835.98 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
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sat 11:56 AM	792 km	492 miles	428 nm	NW
Saipan	Sat 11:56 AM	835 km	519 miles	451 nm	NW
Palikir	Sat 12:56 PM	861 km	535 miles	465 nm	ESE
Jayapura	Sat 10:56 AM	1739 km	1081 miles	939 nm	SW
Melekeok	Sat 10:56 AM	1794 km	1115 miles	969 nm	W
Wake Island	Sat 1:56 PM	2021 km	1256 miles	1091 nm	NE
Yaren	Sat 1:56 PM	2104 km	1307 miles	1136 nm	ESE
Port Moresby	Sat 11:56 AM	2134 km	1326 miles	1152 nm	S
Manokwari	Sat 10:56 AM	2181 km	1355 miles	1177 nm	WSW
Majuro	Sat 1:56 PM	2262 km	1406 miles	1222 nm	E