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 02:14:00 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 Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 02:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 22'	South
Longitude:	143° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.07 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	1031.41 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 01.0"	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 02:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 47'	North
Longitude:	64° 12'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.88 meters/second, 1547.6 km/hour, 961.6 miles/hour or 835.6 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' 30.9"	16.03 mi	west	0° 00' 06.8"	0.13 mi	south	16.03 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 59.3"	961.43 mi	west	0° 06' 54.7"	7.92 mi	south	961.75 mi
24 hours	11° 34' 59.5"	767.22 mi	east	3° 08' 55.7"	216.51 mi	south	802.89 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 12:14 PM	438 km	272 miles	237 nm	E
Jayapura	Tue 11:14 AM	497 km	309 miles	268 nm	NNW
Port Moresby	Tue 12:14 PM	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	SE
Manokwari	Tue 11:14 AM	1168 km	726 miles	631 nm	WNW
Cairns	Tue 12:14 PM	1205 km	749 miles	650 nm	SSE
Darwin	Tue 11:44 AM	1499 km	931 miles	809 nm	WSW
Melekeok	Tue 11:14 AM	1796 km	1116 miles	970 nm	NNW
Honiara	Tue 1:14 PM	1895 km	1178 miles	1023 nm	ESE
Dili	Tue 11:14 AM	1942 km	1207 miles	1049 nm	W
Alice Springs	Tue 11:44 AM	2154 km	1339 miles	1163 nm	SSW