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 02:58:00 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 02:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 52'	North
Longitude:	134° 32'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.44 meters/second, 1614.4 km/hour, 1003.1 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' 00.1"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.72 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.7"	1003.01 mi	west	0° 00' 45.7"	0.87 mi	north	1002.98 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 51.0"	2.06 mi	west	0° 18' 11.6"	20.85 mi	north	20.95 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 30, 2012 at 02:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 24'	North
Longitude:	123° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.48 meters/second, 1589.3 km/hour, 987.6 miles/hour or 858.2 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' 30.7"	16.46 mi	west	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	south	16.46 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 47.0"	987.46 mi	west	0° 10' 52.9"	12.47 mi	south	987.82 mi
24 hours	11° 44' 07.6"	798.50 mi	east	4° 37' 43.5"	318.12 mi	south	864.20 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
Melekeok	Mon 11:58 AM	815 km	507 miles	440 nm	S
Guam (Hagåtña)	Mon 12:58 PM	1114 km	692 miles	602 nm	E
Davao	Mon 10:58 AM	1301 km	808 miles	702 nm	SW
Quezon	Mon 10:58 AM	1450 km	901 miles	783 nm	W
Manila	Mon 10:58 AM	1457 km	905 miles	787 nm	W
Manokwari	Mon 11:58 AM	1741 km	1082 miles	940 nm	S
Taipei	Mon 10:58 AM	1767 km	1098 miles	954 nm	NW
Manado	Mon 10:58 AM	1823 km	1133 miles	985 nm	SW
Jayapura	Mon 11:58 AM	2042 km	1269 miles	1103 nm	SSE
Osaka	Mon 11:58 AM	2195 km	1364 miles	1185 nm	N