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 21:22:00 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 Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 21:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 09'	North
Longitude:	140° 49'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.69 meters/second, 1644.1 km/hour, 1021.6 miles/hour or 887.7 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"	17.03 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.03 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.8"	1021.57 mi	west	0° 00' 53.2"	1.02 mi	north	1021.55 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 28.8"	3.95 mi	west	0° 21' 11.3"	24.27 mi	north	24.59 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 21:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 10'	South
Longitude:	160° 58'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.20 meters/second, 1602.7 km/hour, 995.9 miles/hour or 865.4 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' 32.5"	16.60 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	north	16.60 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 35.8"	995.85 mi	west	0° 10' 57.2"	12.55 mi	north	996.15 mi
24 hours	10° 45' 06.3"	736.24 mi	east	4° 28' 28.1"	307.49 mi	north	800.97 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	Mon 11:22 AM	2044 km	1270 miles	1104 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Sun 11:22 AM	2201 km	1368 miles	1189 nm	NW
Papeete	Sun 11:22 AM	3210 km	1994 miles	1733 nm	SSW
Los Angeles *	Sun 2:22 PM	3507 km	2179 miles	1893 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Sun 2:22 PM	3570 km	2218 miles	1928 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Sun 2:22 PM	3747 km	2328 miles	2023 nm	NE
Las Vegas *	Sun 2:22 PM	3871 km	2405 miles	2090 nm	NE
Phoenix	Sun 2:22 PM	3909 km	2429 miles	2111 nm	NE
Fakaofo	Mon 10:22 AM	4002 km	2486 miles	2161 nm	WSW
Rarotonga	Sun 11:22 AM	4044 km	2513 miles	2183 nm	SSW