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 Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 23:40:00 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 Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 23:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 05'	North
Longitude:	173° 52'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.83 meters/second, 1605.0 km/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.6 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"	16.62 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.62 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.9"	997.15 mi	west	0° 00' 42.6"	0.82 mi	south	997.18 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 03.8"	2.29 mi	west	0° 17' 12.4"	19.72 mi	south	19.85 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 23:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 50'	North
Longitude:	70° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.70 meters/second, 1579.3 km/hour, 981.4 miles/hour or 852.8 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' 32.9"	16.36 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	north	16.36 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 52.8"	981.23 mi	west	0° 09' 00.0"	10.31 mi	north	980.99 mi
24 hours	10° 56' 06.3"	737.59 mi	east	3° 17' 51.6"	226.73 mi	north	766.64 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
Midway	Tue 12:40 PM	1391 km	864 miles	751 nm	NNW
Baker Island	Tue 11:40 AM	1781 km	1107 miles	962 nm	S
Honolulu	Tue 1:40 PM	1783 km	1108 miles	963 nm	ENE
Majuro	Wed 11:40 AM	1904 km	1183 miles	1028 nm	WSW
Wake Island	Wed 11:40 AM	2097 km	1303 miles	1132 nm	WNW
Tarawa	Wed 11:40 AM	2170 km	1348 miles	1172 nm	SW
Kiritimati	Wed 1:40 PM	2399 km	1491 miles	1296 nm	SE
Yaren	Wed 11:40 AM	2800 km	1740 miles	1512 nm	SW
Funafuti	Wed 11:40 AM	2826 km	1756 miles	1526 nm	SSW
Fakaofo	Wed 12:40 PM	2830 km	1758 miles	1528 nm	S