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 Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 02:14:00 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 Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 02:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 18'	North
Longitude:	146° 41'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.48 meters/second, 1643.3 km/hour, 1021.1 miles/hour or 887.3 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"	17.02 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.02 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.7"	1021.10 mi	west	0° 00' 52.3"	1.00 mi	south	1021.13 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 18.7"	4.89 mi	west	0° 20' 59.0"	24.04 mi	south	24.53 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 02:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 19'	South
Longitude:	105° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.33 meters/second, 1495.2 km/hour, 929.1 miles/hour or 807.3 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' 24.6"	15.49 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	15.49 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 40.1"	928.81 mi	west	0° 01' 07.8"	1.30 mi	north	928.87 mi
24 hours	14° 00' 18.0"	902.65 mi	east	1° 04' 58.6"	74.51 mi	north	908.97 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)	Sun 12:14 PM	408 km	254 miles	221 nm	NNW
Saipan	Sun 12:14 PM	551 km	342 miles	297 nm	N
Palikir	Sun 1:14 PM	1319 km	819 miles	712 nm	ESE
Melekeok	Sun 11:14 AM	1362 km	846 miles	735 nm	WSW
Jayapura	Sun 11:14 AM	1567 km	974 miles	846 nm	SSW
Manokwari	Sun 11:14 AM	1865 km	1159 miles	1007 nm	SW
Port Moresby	Sun 12:14 PM	2186 km	1358 miles	1180 nm	S
Wake Island	Sun 2:14 PM	2365 km	1470 miles	1277 nm	ENE
Yaren	Sun 2:14 PM	2542 km	1579 miles	1372 nm	ESE
Manado	Sun 10:14 AM	2605 km	1619 miles	1407 nm	WSW