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 02:22:00 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 02:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 31'	North
Longitude:	144° 18'	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"	1023.56 mi	west	0° 00' 53.9"	1.03 mi	north	1023.54 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 39.0"	4.15 mi	west	0° 21' 28.9"	24.61 mi	north	24.96 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 02:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 23'	South
Longitude:	65° 20'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.24 meters/second, 1556.0 km/hour, 966.9 miles/hour or 840.2 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	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 38.4"	966.76 mi	west	0° 08' 55.0"	10.22 mi	north	967.16 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 55.8"	785.93 mi	east	3° 50' 57.6"	264.64 mi	north	835.57 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 12:22 PM	441 km	274 miles	238 nm	N
Saipan	Sat 12:22 PM	649 km	403 miles	350 nm	NNE
Melekeok	Sat 11:22 AM	1087 km	676 miles	587 nm	W
Jayapura	Sat 11:22 AM	1391 km	864 miles	751 nm	SSW
Palikir	Sat 1:22 PM	1555 km	966 miles	840 nm	E
Manokwari	Sat 11:22 AM	1613 km	1003 miles	871 nm	SW
Port Moresby	Sat 12:22 PM	2121 km	1318 miles	1145 nm	S
Manado	Sat 10:22 AM	2329 km	1447 miles	1258 nm	WSW
Manila	Sat 10:22 AM	2596 km	1613 miles	1402 nm	WNW
Wake Island	Sat 2:22 PM	2638 km	1639 miles	1425 nm	ENE