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 Monday, October 8, 2012 at 01:34:00 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 Monday, October 8, 2012 at 01:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 59'	South
Longitude:	153° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.41 meters/second, 1661.1 km/hour, 1032.2 miles/hour or 896.9 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"	17.20 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.20 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.4"	1032.19 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	south	1032.18 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 08.3"	4.75 mi	west	0° 22' 49.3"	26.14 mi	south	26.57 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 01:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 10'	North
Longitude:	62° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.09 meters/second, 1526.7 km/hour, 948.7 miles/hour or 824.4 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"	15.81 mi	west	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	south	15.81 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 49.4"	948.43 mi	west	0° 04' 41.2"	5.37 mi	south	948.67 mi
24 hours	11° 38' 21.6"	760.68 mi	east	2° 17' 45.5"	157.91 mi	south	781.85 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	Mon 11:34 AM	273 km	170 miles	147 nm	E
Lae	Mon 11:34 AM	683 km	424 miles	369 nm	W
Port Moresby	Mon 11:34 AM	758 km	471 miles	409 nm	WSW
Honiara	Mon 12:34 PM	846 km	526 miles	457 nm	ESE
Jayapura	Mon 10:34 AM	1429 km	888 miles	771 nm	WNW
Cairns	Mon 11:34 AM	1450 km	901 miles	783 nm	SSW
Palikir	Mon 12:34 PM	1533 km	952 miles	828 nm	NNE
Yaren	Mon 1:34 PM	1648 km	1024 miles	890 nm	ENE
Port Vila	Mon 12:34 PM	2103 km	1307 miles	1136 nm	SE
Manokwari	Mon 10:34 AM	2190 km	1361 miles	1183 nm	WNW