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, August 22, 2012 at 02:38:00 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, August 22, 2012 at 02:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 40'	North
Longitude:	140° 57'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 454.38 meters/second, 1635.8 km/hour, 1016.4 miles/hour or 883.2 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"	16.94 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	south	16.94 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.5"	1016.37 mi	west	0° 00' 50.6"	0.97 mi	south	1016.40 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 52.9"	4.39 mi	west	0° 20' 18.4"	23.27 mi	south	23.68 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 58'	South
Longitude:	166° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.92 meters/second, 1569.3 km/hour, 975.1 miles/hour or 847.4 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' 27.7"	16.25 mi	west	0° 00' 10.3"	0.20 mi	south	16.25 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 45.1"	974.97 mi	west	0° 10' 23.6"	11.91 mi	south	974.70 mi
24 hours	13° 09' 07.1"	886.64 mi	east	3° 45' 56.0"	258.91 mi	south	916.60 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)	Wed 12:38 PM	459 km	285 miles	248 nm	ENE
Saipan	Wed 12:38 PM	650 km	404 miles	351 nm	NE
Melekeok	Wed 11:38 AM	833 km	518 miles	450 nm	WSW
Jayapura	Wed 11:38 AM	1572 km	977 miles	849 nm	S
Manokwari	Wed 11:38 AM	1582 km	983 miles	854 nm	SSW
Davao	Wed 10:38 AM	1759 km	1093 miles	950 nm	WSW
Palikir	Wed 1:38 PM	1963 km	1220 miles	1060 nm	ESE
Manado	Wed 10:38 AM	2105 km	1308 miles	1137 nm	WSW
Manila	Wed 10:38 AM	2186 km	1358 miles	1180 nm	W
Port Moresby	Wed 12:38 PM	2436 km	1514 miles	1315 nm	SSE