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, October 7, 2012 at 01:28:00 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, October 7, 2012 at 01:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 36'	South
Longitude:	154° 41'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.73 meters/second, 1662.2 km/hour, 1032.9 miles/hour or 897.5 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"	17.22 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.22 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1032.90 mi	west	0° 00' 57.2"	1.09 mi	south	1032.88 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 15.1"	4.88 mi	west	0° 22' 53.9"	26.23 mi	south	26.68 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 01:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 34'	North
Longitude:	51° 60'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.32 meters/second, 1513.1 km/hour, 940.2 miles/hour or 817.0 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' 30.6"	15.67 mi	west	0° 00' 02.3"	0.04 mi	south	15.67 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 43.1"	939.98 mi	west	0° 02' 22.5"	2.73 mi	south	940.10 mi
24 hours	11° 41' 45.4"	757.66 mi	east	1° 23' 40.8"	95.94 mi	south	767.06 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	Sun 11:28 AM	120 km	75 miles	65 nm	SE
Honiara	Sun 12:28 PM	720 km	447 miles	389 nm	SE
Lae	Sun 11:28 AM	861 km	535 miles	465 nm	W
Port Moresby	Sun 11:28 AM	931 km	578 miles	502 nm	WSW
Palikir	Sun 12:28 PM	1437 km	893 miles	776 nm	NNE
Yaren	Sun 1:28 PM	1470 km	914 miles	794 nm	ENE
Cairns	Sun 11:28 AM	1585 km	985 miles	856 nm	SW
Jayapura	Sun 10:28 AM	1588 km	987 miles	858 nm	WNW
Port Vila	Sun 12:28 PM	2001 km	1243 miles	1080 nm	SE
Tarawa	Sun 1:28 PM	2179 km	1354 miles	1177 nm	ENE