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 22, 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 Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 02:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 18'	North
Longitude:	140° 51'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 453.32 meters/second, 1631.9 km/hour, 1014.0 miles/hour or 881.2 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"	16.90 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.90 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.2"	1013.98 mi	west	0° 00' 50.3"	0.96 mi	north	1013.95 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 49.3"	3.18 mi	west	0° 20' 01.3"	22.94 mi	north	23.16 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 02:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 11'	North
Longitude:	148° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.65 meters/second, 1546.8 km/hour, 961.1 miles/hour or 835.2 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' 32.2"	16.02 mi	west	0° 00' 06.8"	0.13 mi	north	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 19.8"	960.90 mi	west	0° 06' 53.3"	7.90 mi	north	960.63 mi
24 hours	11° 13' 33.2"	742.01 mi	east	2° 23' 18.9"	164.29 mi	north	755.10 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)	Sun 12:34 PM	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	ENE
Saipan	Sun 12:34 PM	619 km	385 miles	334 nm	ENE
Melekeok	Sun 11:34 AM	865 km	537 miles	467 nm	SW
Manokwari	Sun 11:34 AM	1638 km	1018 miles	884 nm	SSW
Jayapura	Sun 11:34 AM	1641 km	1020 miles	886 nm	S
Davao	Sun 10:34 AM	1769 km	1099 miles	955 nm	WSW
Palikir	Sun 1:34 PM	1991 km	1237 miles	1075 nm	ESE
Manado	Sun 10:34 AM	2133 km	1326 miles	1152 nm	WSW
Manila	Sun 10:34 AM	2164 km	1345 miles	1169 nm	W
Taipei	Sun 10:34 AM	2476 km	1538 miles	1337 nm	NW