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 Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 21:52:00 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 Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 21:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 13'	North
Longitude:	148° 29'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 455.11 meters/second, 1638.4 km/hour, 1018.1 miles/hour or 884.7 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"	16.97 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	16.97 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.1"	1018.01 mi	west	0° 00' 51.8"	0.99 mi	north	1017.99 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 10.3"	3.59 mi	west	0° 20' 39.0"	23.66 mi	north	23.93 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 21:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 24'	North
Longitude:	174° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.58 meters/second, 1614.9 km/hour, 1003.4 miles/hour or 872.0 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' 34.2"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	north	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 11.8"	1003.41 mi	west	0° 10' 51.8"	12.44 mi	north	1003.34 mi
24 hours	10° 22' 11.1"	714.16 mi	east	4° 11' 51.3"	288.48 mi	north	767.34 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	Thu 11:52 AM	1422 km	884 miles	768 nm	SW
Honolulu	Wed 11:52 AM	1500 km	932 miles	810 nm	NW
Papeete	Wed 11:52 AM	3181 km	1977 miles	1718 nm	S
Baker Island	Wed 9:52 AM	3327 km	2067 miles	1796 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Thu 10:52 AM	3394 km	2109 miles	1833 nm	SW
Midway	Wed 10:52 AM	3549 km	2206 miles	1917 nm	NW
Apia	Thu 10:52 AM	3779 km	2348 miles	2040 nm	SW
Rarotonga	Wed 11:52 AM	3795 km	2358 miles	2049 nm	SSW
San Francisco *	Wed 2:52 PM	3925 km	2439 miles	2119 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Wed 2:52 PM	3978 km	2472 miles	2148 nm	NE