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 Friday, August 17, 2012 at 02:40:00 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 Friday, August 17, 2012 at 02:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 19'	North
Longitude:	140° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 451.51 meters/second, 1625.4 km/hour, 1010.0 miles/hour or 877.7 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"	16.83 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	south	16.83 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.1"	1009.91 mi	west	0° 00' 48.0"	0.92 mi	south	1009.93 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.8"	3.68 mi	west	0° 19' 20.0"	22.15 mi	south	22.46 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, August 17, 2012 at 02:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 52'	North
Longitude:	132° 31'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.68 meters/second, 1586.4 km/hour, 985.8 miles/hour or 856.6 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' 30.4"	16.43 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	south	16.43 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 30.9"	985.68 mi	west	0° 10' 36.2"	12.15 mi	south	986.04 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 07.7"	799.57 mi	east	4° 30' 08.8"	309.45 mi	south	862.19 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
Guam (Hagåtña)	Fri 12:40 PM	435 km	270 miles	235 nm	E
Saipan	Fri 12:40 PM	579 km	360 miles	313 nm	ENE
Melekeok	Fri 11:40 AM	929 km	577 miles	501 nm	SW
Manokwari	Fri 11:40 AM	1733 km	1077 miles	936 nm	SSW
Jayapura	Fri 11:40 AM	1754 km	1090 miles	947 nm	S
Davao	Fri 10:40 AM	1795 km	1115 miles	969 nm	WSW
Palikir	Fri 1:40 PM	2036 km	1265 miles	1099 nm	ESE
Manila	Fri 10:40 AM	2137 km	1328 miles	1154 nm	W
Manado	Fri 10:40 AM	2187 km	1359 miles	1181 nm	SW
Taipei	Fri 10:40 AM	2399 km	1491 miles	1295 nm	NW