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 Monday, April 16, 2012 at 21:32:00 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 Monday, April 16, 2012 at 21:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 30'	North
Longitude:	143° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.18 meters/second, 1642.2 km/hour, 1020.4 miles/hour or 886.7 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"	17.01 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.01 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.6"	1020.41 mi	west	0° 00' 52.7"	1.01 mi	north	1020.39 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 22.8"	3.83 mi	west	0° 21' 00.9"	24.07 mi	north	24.38 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 16, 2012 at 21:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 40'	South
Longitude:	169° 18'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.35 meters/second, 1617.6 km/hour, 1005.2 miles/hour or 873.5 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' 33.5"	16.75 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 36.4"	1005.15 mi	west	0° 11' 21.5"	13.01 mi	north	1005.34 mi
24 hours	10° 26' 30.6"	720.85 mi	east	4° 32' 56.5"	312.58 mi	north	786.69 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	Tue 11:32 AM	1815 km	1128 miles	980 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Mon 11:32 AM	1956 km	1215 miles	1056 nm	NW
Papeete	Mon 11:32 AM	3175 km	1973 miles	1714 nm	SSW
Los Angeles *	Mon 2:32 PM	3653 km	2270 miles	1972 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Mon 2:32 PM	3675 km	2283 miles	1984 nm	NNE
Fakaofo	Tue 10:32 AM	3788 km	2354 miles	2045 nm	SW
Baker Island	Mon 9:32 AM	3837 km	2384 miles	2072 nm	WSW
Rarotonga	Mon 11:32 AM	3942 km	2450 miles	2129 nm	SSW
Hermosillo	Mon 2:32 PM	3947 km	2452 miles	2131 nm	NE
Las Vegas *	Mon 2:32 PM	4017 km	2496 miles	2169 nm	NE