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 30, 2012 at 01:58:00 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 30, 2012 at 01:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 51'	North
Longitude:	149° 32'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.46 meters/second, 1614.5 km/hour, 1003.2 miles/hour or 871.7 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' 00.0"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.72 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.7"	1003.06 mi	west	0° 00' 45.7"	0.87 mi	north	1003.04 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 51.3"	2.07 mi	west	0° 18' 12.3"	20.86 mi	north	20.96 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 30, 2012 at 01:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 35'	North
Longitude:	109° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.23 meters/second, 1588.4 km/hour, 987.0 miles/hour or 857.7 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' 30.8"	16.45 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	south	16.45 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 47.4"	986.89 mi	west	0° 10' 49.0"	12.39 mi	south	987.26 mi
24 hours	11° 43' 48.8"	797.68 mi	east	4° 36' 20.8"	316.54 mi	south	862.93 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	Mon 11:58 AM	408 km	254 miles	221 nm	W
Guam (Hagåtña)	Mon 11:58 AM	538 km	334 miles	291 nm	WSW
Palikir	Mon 12:58 PM	1289 km	801 miles	696 nm	SE
Melekeok	Mon 10:58 AM	1819 km	1130 miles	982 nm	WSW
Wake Island	Mon 1:58 PM	1886 km	1172 miles	1018 nm	ENE
Jayapura	Mon 10:58 AM	2156 km	1340 miles	1164 nm	SSW
Manokwari	Mon 10:58 AM	2434 km	1513 miles	1314 nm	SW
Yokohama	Mon 10:58 AM	2486 km	1545 miles	1342 nm	NNW
Tokyo	Mon 10:58 AM	2508 km	1558 miles	1354 nm	NNW
Majuro	Mon 1:58 PM	2514 km	1562 miles	1358 nm	ESE