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 Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 02:04:00 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 Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 02:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 22'	South
Longitude:	145° 32'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.08 meters/second, 1659.9 km/hour, 1031.4 miles/hour or 896.3 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"	17.19 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.19 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.1"	1031.43 mi	west	0° 00' 56.9"	1.09 mi	south	1031.42 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 01.1"	4.60 mi	west	0° 22' 44.3"	26.04 mi	south	26.45 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 02:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 49'	North
Longitude:	66° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.83 meters/second, 1547.4 km/hour, 961.5 miles/hour or 835.5 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"	16.03 mi	west	0° 00' 06.8"	0.13 mi	south	16.03 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 59.1"	961.33 mi	west	0° 06' 53.8"	7.91 mi	south	961.65 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 00.3"	767.16 mi	east	3° 08' 36.0"	216.14 mi	south	802.73 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	Tue 12:04 PM	165 km	102 miles	89 nm	ESE
Port Moresby	Tue 12:04 PM	386 km	240 miles	209 nm	SSE
Jayapura	Tue 11:04 AM	683 km	425 miles	369 nm	NW
Cairns	Tue 12:04 PM	1168 km	726 miles	631 nm	S
Manokwari	Tue 11:04 AM	1412 km	878 miles	763 nm	WNW
Honiara	Tue 1:04 PM	1625 km	1010 miles	877 nm	ESE
Darwin	Tue 11:34 AM	1749 km	1087 miles	944 nm	WSW
Melekeok	Tue 11:04 AM	1955 km	1215 miles	1056 nm	NW
Palikir	Tue 1:04 PM	2031 km	1262 miles	1097 nm	NE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Tue 12:04 PM	2196 km	1365 miles	1186 nm	N