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 Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 02:34:00 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 Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 02:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 58'	North
Longitude:	140° 54'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 453.89 meters/second, 1634.0 km/hour, 1015.3 miles/hour or 882.3 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"	16.92 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.92 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.4"	1015.27 mi	west	0° 00' 50.8"	0.97 mi	north	1015.24 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 56.0"	3.31 mi	west	0° 20' 13.5"	23.17 mi	north	23.41 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 02:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 04'	North
Longitude:	137° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.60 meters/second, 1571.7 km/hour, 976.6 miles/hour or 848.7 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' 33.1"	16.28 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	north	16.28 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 08.1"	976.48 mi	west	0° 08' 32.0"	9.78 mi	north	976.23 mi
24 hours	10° 53' 48.6"	731.25 mi	east	3° 06' 37.1"	213.87 mi	north	756.76 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)	Sat 12:34 PM	451 km	280 miles	243 nm	ENE
Saipan	Sat 12:34 PM	635 km	395 miles	343 nm	NE
Melekeok	Sat 11:34 AM	847 km	526 miles	457 nm	SW
Jayapura	Sat 11:34 AM	1604 km	996 miles	866 nm	S
Manokwari	Sat 11:34 AM	1607 km	999 miles	868 nm	SSW
Davao	Sat 10:34 AM	1763 km	1095 miles	952 nm	WSW
Palikir	Sat 1:34 PM	1976 km	1228 miles	1067 nm	ESE
Manado	Sat 10:34 AM	2118 km	1316 miles	1144 nm	WSW
Manila	Sat 10:34 AM	2176 km	1352 miles	1175 nm	W
Port Moresby	Sat 12:34 PM	2468 km	1534 miles	1333 nm	SSE