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 Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 01:38:00 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 Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 01:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 35'	North
Longitude:	156° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.14 meters/second, 1573.7 km/hour, 977.9 miles/hour or 849.7 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"	16.30 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	south	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.7"	977.61 mi	west	0° 00' 32.6"	0.62 mi	south	977.64 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 02.1"	0.04 mi	east	0° 13' 10.5"	15.11 mi	south	15.11 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 01:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 36'	South
Longitude:	135° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.80 meters/second, 1590.5 km/hour, 988.3 miles/hour or 858.8 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' 29.3"	16.47 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	16.47 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 13.3"	988.16 mi	west	0° 11' 31.8"	13.21 mi	south	987.96 mi
24 hours	12° 35' 09.6"	858.50 mi	east	4° 20' 55.5"	298.94 mi	south	903.08 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
Wake Island	Wed 1:38 PM	1028 km	639 miles	555 nm	E
Palikir	Wed 12:38 PM	1409 km	876 miles	761 nm	S
Guam (Hagåtña)	Wed 11:38 AM	1458 km	906 miles	787 nm	WSW
Majuro	Wed 1:38 PM	2073 km	1288 miles	1119 nm	SE
Yokohama	Wed 10:38 AM	2437 km	1515 miles	1316 nm	NW
Tokyo	Wed 10:38 AM	2452 km	1524 miles	1324 nm	NW
Yaren	Wed 1:38 PM	2482 km	1542 miles	1340 nm	SSE
Nagoya	Wed 10:38 AM	2611 km	1623 miles	1410 nm	NW
Tarawa	Wed 1:38 PM	2671 km	1660 miles	1442 nm	SE
Melekeok	Wed 10:38 AM	2748 km	1708 miles	1484 nm	WSW