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 21:14:00 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, October 7, 2012 at 21:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 55'	South
Longitude:	141° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.47 meters/second, 1661.3 km/hour, 1032.3 miles/hour or 897.0 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"	17.21 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.21 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.4"	1032.32 mi	west	0° 00' 57.1"	1.09 mi	south	1032.31 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 09.4"	4.77 mi	west	0° 22' 50.2"	26.16 mi	south	26.59 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 21:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 29'	North
Longitude:	125° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.25 meters/second, 1523.7 km/hour, 946.8 miles/hour or 822.7 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' 30.7"	15.78 mi	west	0° 00' 04.2"	0.08 mi	south	15.78 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 47.9"	946.55 mi	west	0° 04' 16.6"	4.91 mi	south	946.77 mi
24 hours	11° 39' 03.0"	759.94 mi	east	2° 08' 16.7"	147.05 mi	south	778.76 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
Taiohae	Sun 11:44 AM	431 km	268 miles	233 nm	SE
Papeete	Sun 11:14 AM	1534 km	953 miles	828 nm	SSW
Kiritimati	Mon 11:14 AM	1922 km	1194 miles	1038 nm	WNW
Adamstown	Sun 1:14 PM	2464 km	1531 miles	1330 nm	SSE
Rarotonga	Sun 11:14 AM	2569 km	1596 miles	1387 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Mon 10:14 AM	3261 km	2026 miles	1761 nm	W
Alofi	Sun 10:14 AM	3369 km	2093 miles	1819 nm	WSW
Apia *	Mon 11:14 AM	3390 km	2107 miles	1831 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Sun 11:14 AM	3481 km	2163 miles	1879 nm	NNW
Baker Island	Sun 9:14 AM	3904 km	2426 miles	2108 nm	W