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 Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 02:12:00 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 Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 02:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 52'	North
Longitude:	146° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.09 meters/second, 1645.5 km/hour, 1022.5 miles/hour or 888.5 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"	17.04 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.04 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.9"	1022.47 mi	west	0° 00' 53.5"	1.02 mi	north	1022.45 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 33.5"	4.04 mi	west	0° 21' 19.3"	24.42 mi	north	24.76 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 02:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 34'	South
Longitude:	79° 32'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.08 meters/second, 1584.3 km/hour, 984.4 miles/hour or 855.4 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' 31.3"	16.41 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	north	16.41 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 26.8"	984.36 mi	west	0° 10' 16.5"	11.77 mi	north	984.73 mi
24 hours	11° 08' 16.8"	754.90 mi	east	4° 16' 50.4"	294.22 mi	north	814.90 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)	Sun 12:12 PM	454 km	282 miles	245 nm	NNW
Saipan	Sun 12:12 PM	600 km	373 miles	324 nm	N
Palikir	Sun 1:12 PM	1301 km	808 miles	702 nm	ESE
Melekeok	Sun 11:12 AM	1358 km	844 miles	733 nm	W
Jayapura	Sun 11:12 AM	1526 km	948 miles	824 nm	SSW
Manokwari	Sun 11:12 AM	1838 km	1142 miles	993 nm	SW
Port Moresby	Sun 12:12 PM	2137 km	1328 miles	1154 nm	S
Wake Island	Sun 2:12 PM	2382 km	1480 miles	1286 nm	ENE
Yaren	Sun 2:12 PM	2515 km	1563 miles	1358 nm	ESE
Honiara	Sun 1:12 PM	2589 km	1608 miles	1398 nm	SE