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 02:10:00 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 Monday, October 8, 2012 at 02:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 59'	South
Longitude:	144° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.41 meters/second, 1661.1 km/hour, 1032.1 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"	1032.17 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	south	1032.16 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 08.1"	4.74 mi	west	0° 22' 49.2"	26.14 mi	south	26.56 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 02:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 07'	North
Longitude:	53° 32'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.21 meters/second, 1527.1 km/hour, 948.9 miles/hour or 824.6 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"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	south	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 49.6"	948.70 mi	west	0° 04' 44.6"	5.44 mi	south	948.95 mi
24 hours	11° 38' 16.0"	760.79 mi	east	2° 19' 03.6"	159.40 mi	south	782.30 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	Mon 12:10 PM	329 km	204 miles	178 nm	ESE
Port Moresby	Mon 12:10 PM	512 km	318 miles	276 nm	SE
Jayapura	Mon 11:10 AM	537 km	334 miles	290 nm	NW
Cairns	Mon 12:10 PM	1223 km	760 miles	660 nm	S
Manokwari	Mon 11:10 AM	1252 km	778 miles	676 nm	WNW
Darwin	Mon 11:40 AM	1623 km	1009 miles	877 nm	WSW
Honiara	Mon 1:10 PM	1789 km	1111 miles	966 nm	ESE
Melekeok	Mon 11:10 AM	1826 km	1135 miles	986 nm	NW
Dili	Mon 11:10 AM	2066 km	1284 miles	1115 nm	W
Palikir	Mon 1:10 PM	2115 km	1314 miles	1142 nm	NE