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 Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 21:28:00 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 Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 21:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 26'	South
Longitude:	145° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.04 meters/second, 1656.2 km/hour, 1029.1 miles/hour or 894.3 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"	17.15 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.15 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.3"	1029.11 mi	west	0° 00' 56.3"	1.07 mi	south	1029.09 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 39.9"	4.19 mi	west	0° 22' 28.4"	25.74 mi	south	26.08 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 21:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 13'	North
Longitude:	168° 13'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.14 meters/second, 1606.1 km/hour, 998.0 miles/hour or 867.2 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' 30.6"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 40.1"	997.92 mi	west	0° 11' 35.6"	13.28 mi	south	998.19 mi
24 hours	348° 08' 44.0"	815.23 mi	west	4° 49' 16.1"	331.29 mi	south	882.53 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
Taiohae	Thu 11:58 AM	699 km	434 miles	377 nm	ESE
Papeete	Thu 11:28 AM	1196 km	743 miles	646 nm	SSW
Kiritimati	Fri 11:28 AM	1656 km	1029 miles	894 nm	NW
Rarotonga	Thu 11:28 AM	2155 km	1339 miles	1164 nm	SW
Adamstown	Thu 1:28 PM	2558 km	1589 miles	1381 nm	SE
Fakaofo	Fri 10:28 AM	2826 km	1756 miles	1526 nm	W
Alofi	Thu 10:28 AM	2923 km	1816 miles	1578 nm	WSW
Apia *	Fri 11:28 AM	2943 km	1829 miles	1589 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Thu 11:28 AM	3448 km	2143 miles	1862 nm	NNW
Nukualofa	Fri 10:28 AM	3521 km	2188 miles	1901 nm	WSW