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 29, 2012 at 02:14:00 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 29, 2012 at 02:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 33'	North
Longitude:	145° 34'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.09 meters/second, 1616.7 km/hour, 1004.6 miles/hour or 873.0 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"	16.74 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.74 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.1"	1004.47 mi	west	0° 00' 46.3"	0.89 mi	north	1004.44 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 58.9"	2.21 mi	west	0° 18' 26.8"	21.14 mi	north	21.26 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 02:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 31'	North
Longitude:	124° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.56 meters/second, 1564.4 km/hour, 972.1 miles/hour or 844.7 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' 30.7"	16.20 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	south	16.20 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 46.0"	971.94 mi	west	0° 09' 03.3"	10.38 mi	south	972.32 mi
24 hours	11° 40' 47.9"	782.27 mi	east	3° 58' 29.5"	273.25 mi	south	834.62 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
Saipan	Sun 12:14 PM	74 km	46 miles	40 nm	NNE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 12:14 PM	148 km	92 miles	80 nm	SW
Melekeok	Sun 11:14 AM	1427 km	887 miles	770 nm	WSW
Palikir	Sun 1:14 PM	1616 km	1004 miles	872 nm	ESE
Jayapura	Sun 11:14 AM	1965 km	1221 miles	1061 nm	SSW
Manokwari	Sun 11:14 AM	2125 km	1320 miles	1147 nm	SW
Wake Island	Sun 2:14 PM	2304 km	1432 miles	1244 nm	ENE
Yokohama	Sun 11:14 AM	2389 km	1485 miles	1290 nm	NNW
Tokyo	Sun 11:14 AM	2414 km	1500 miles	1303 nm	NNW
Nagoya	Sun 11:14 AM	2442 km	1518 miles	1319 nm	NNW