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 23:38:00 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 23:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 32'	North
Longitude:	174° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.13 meters/second, 1642.1 km/hour, 1020.3 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"	1020.31 mi	west	0° 00' 52.7"	1.01 mi	north	1020.29 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 22.3"	3.82 mi	west	0° 21' 00.0"	24.06 mi	north	24.36 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 16, 2012 at 23:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 16'	South
Longitude:	138° 43'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.57 meters/second, 1618.4 km/hour, 1005.7 miles/hour or 873.9 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' 33.6"	16.76 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.76 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 40.2"	1005.65 mi	west	0° 11' 22.3"	13.02 mi	north	1005.82 mi
24 hours	10° 25' 26.8"	719.93 mi	east	4° 32' 50.1"	312.46 mi	north	785.61 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
Baker Island	Mon 11:38 AM	1157 km	719 miles	625 nm	S
Majuro	Tue 11:38 AM	1576 km	979 miles	851 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Tue 11:38 AM	1678 km	1042 miles	906 nm	SW
Midway	Mon 12:38 PM	1974 km	1227 miles	1066 nm	N
Kiritimati	Tue 1:38 PM	2164 km	1345 miles	1168 nm	ESE
Honolulu	Mon 1:38 PM	2175 km	1351 miles	1174 nm	NE
Funafuti	Tue 11:38 AM	2206 km	1371 miles	1191 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Tue 11:38 AM	2208 km	1372 miles	1192 nm	WNW
Fakaofo	Tue 12:38 PM	2238 km	1391 miles	1208 nm	S
Yaren	Tue 11:38 AM	2358 km	1465 miles	1273 nm	WSW