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 15, 2012 at 00:02:00 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 15, 2012 at 00:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 35'	South
Longitude:	175° 41'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.74 meters/second, 1651.5 km/hour, 1026.2 miles/hour or 891.7 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"	17.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.10 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.2"	1026.17 mi	west	0° 00' 55.4"	1.06 mi	south	1026.15 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 14.2"	3.69 mi	west	0° 22' 07.1"	25.34 mi	south	25.60 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 15, 2012 at 00:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 08'	South
Longitude:	167° 54'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.36 meters/second, 1588.9 km/hour, 987.3 miles/hour or 857.9 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' 27.2"	16.45 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	south	16.46 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 13.1"	987.17 mi	west	0° 11' 55.7"	13.66 mi	south	986.99 mi
24 hours	346° 34' 17.0"	917.17 mi	west	4° 29' 25.0"	308.66 mi	south	961.34 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
Funafuti	Mon 12:02 PM	390 km	242 miles	211 nm	E
Lautoka	Mon 12:02 PM	1016 km	632 miles	549 nm	S
Suva	Mon 12:02 PM	1098 km	682 miles	593 nm	SSE
Tarawa	Mon 12:02 PM	1145 km	712 miles	618 nm	NNW
Port Vila	Mon 11:02 AM	1288 km	800 miles	695 nm	SW
Baker Island	Sun 12:02 PM	1304 km	810 miles	704 nm	NE
Yaren	Mon 12:02 PM	1318 km	819 miles	711 nm	NW
Fakaofo	Mon 1:02 PM	1442 km	896 miles	779 nm	E
Apia *	Mon 2:02 PM	1488 km	925 miles	804 nm	ESE
Nukualofa	Mon 1:02 PM	1699 km	1056 miles	918 nm	SE