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 Wednesday, October 10, 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 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 02:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 45'	South
Longitude:	145° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.73 meters/second, 1658.6 km/hour, 1030.6 miles/hour or 895.6 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"	17.18 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.18 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.8"	1030.64 mi	west	0° 00' 56.7"	1.08 mi	south	1030.63 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 53.7"	4.46 mi	west	0° 22' 38.10"	25.94 mi	south	26.32 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 02:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 40'	North
Longitude:	78° 12'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.32 meters/second, 1570.8 km/hour, 976.0 miles/hour or 848.1 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' 31.0"	16.27 mi	west	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	south	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 04.5"	975.89 mi	west	0° 08' 51.5"	10.15 mi	south	976.25 mi
24 hours	11° 34' 51.0"	778.50 mi	east	3° 52' 28.1"	266.34 mi	south	828.26 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	Wed 12:04 PM	167 km	104 miles	90 nm	E
Port Moresby	Wed 12:04 PM	354 km	220 miles	191 nm	SSE
Jayapura	Wed 11:04 AM	704 km	438 miles	380 nm	NW
Cairns	Wed 12:04 PM	1126 km	700 miles	608 nm	S
Manokwari	Wed 11:04 AM	1424 km	885 miles	769 nm	WNW
Honiara	Wed 1:04 PM	1623 km	1009 miles	876 nm	ESE
Darwin	Wed 11:34 AM	1725 km	1072 miles	932 nm	WSW
Melekeok	Wed 11:04 AM	1983 km	1232 miles	1071 nm	NW
Palikir	Wed 1:04 PM	2066 km	1284 miles	1116 nm	NE
Dili	Wed 11:04 AM	2204 km	1370 miles	1190 nm	W