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, October 5, 2012 at 01:10:00 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, October 5, 2012 at 01:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 49'	South
Longitude:	159° 20'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.30 meters/second, 1664.3 km/hour, 1034.1 miles/hour or 898.6 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"	17.24 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.3"	1034.18 mi	west	0° 00' 57.6"	1.10 mi	south	1034.16 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 27.7"	5.13 mi	west	0° 23' 01.9"	26.38 mi	south	26.87 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, October 5, 2012 at 01:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 32'	North
Longitude:	32° 59'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.54 meters/second, 1513.9 km/hour, 940.7 miles/hour or 817.5 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' 30.9"	15.68 mi	west	0° 00' 02.3"	0.05 mi	north	15.68 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 59.6"	940.45 mi	west	0° 02' 19.9"	2.67 mi	north	940.34 mi
24 hours	11° 39' 11.3"	755.04 mi	east	0° 29' 22.3"	33.68 mi	north	754.57 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
Arawa	Fri 11:10 AM	445 km	277 miles	240 nm	WSW
Honiara	Fri 12:10 PM	514 km	319 miles	278 nm	S
Yaren	Fri 1:10 PM	968 km	601 miles	523 nm	ENE
Palikir	Fri 12:10 PM	1305 km	811 miles	705 nm	N
Port Moresby	Fri 11:10 AM	1435 km	892 miles	775 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Fri 1:10 PM	1670 km	1037 miles	902 nm	ENE
Port Vila	Fri 12:10 PM	1731 km	1076 miles	935 nm	SSE
Majuro	Fri 1:10 PM	1869 km	1161 miles	1009 nm	NE
Cairns	Fri 11:10 AM	1994 km	1239 miles	1077 nm	SW
Jayapura	Fri 10:10 AM	2084 km	1295 miles	1125 nm	W