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, September 23, 2012 at 01:48:00 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, September 23, 2012 at 01:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 11'	South
Longitude:	150° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.94 meters/second, 1670.2 km/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	17.30 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.0"	1037.88 mi	west	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	south	1037.88 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 14.2"	6.04 mi	west	0° 23' 21.6"	26.75 mi	south	27.43 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 01:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 23'	South
Longitude:	115° 35'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.27 meters/second, 1505.8 km/hour, 935.6 miles/hour or 813.0 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' 25.4"	15.59 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	north	15.60 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 26.2"	935.42 mi	west	0° 03' 32.9"	4.07 mi	north	935.61 mi
24 hours	13° 33' 32.2"	879.36 mi	east	1° 58' 38.5"	136.02 mi	north	895.19 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
Lae	Sun 11:48 AM	840 km	522 miles	454 nm	SSW
Arawa	Sun 11:48 AM	852 km	529 miles	460 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Sun 11:48 AM	1101 km	684 miles	595 nm	SSW
Palikir	Sun 12:48 PM	1132 km	703 miles	611 nm	NE
Jayapura	Sun 10:48 AM	1155 km	718 miles	624 nm	WSW
Honiara	Sun 12:48 PM	1439 km	894 miles	777 nm	SE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 11:48 AM	1652 km	1026 miles	892 nm	NNW
Yaren	Sun 1:48 PM	1792 km	1114 miles	968 nm	E
Manokwari	Sun 10:48 AM	1867 km	1160 miles	1008 nm	W
Cairns	Sun 11:48 AM	1933 km	1201 miles	1044 nm	SSW