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, March 12, 2013 at 02:34:00 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, March 12, 2013 at 02:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 18'	South
Longitude:	143° 40'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.15 meters/second, 1667.4 km/hour, 1036.0 miles/hour or 900.3 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"	17.27 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.27 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.0"	1036.11 mi	west	0° 00' 59.0"	1.13 mi	north	1036.12 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 01.4"	4.63 mi	west	0° 23' 38.0"	27.07 mi	north	27.46 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 02:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 49'	North
Longitude:	145° 15'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.75 meters/second, 1615.5 km/hour, 1003.8 miles/hour or 872.3 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' 31.1"	16.73 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 06.8"	1003.82 mi	west	0° 11' 35.6"	13.28 mi	north	1003.86 mi
24 hours	11° 28' 45.4"	793.69 mi	east	4° 30' 37.2"	309.94 mi	north	850.38 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
Jayapura	Tue 11:34 AM	340 km	212 miles	184 nm	WNW
Lae	Tue 12:34 PM	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Tue 12:34 PM	784 km	487 miles	423 nm	SSE
Manokwari	Tue 11:34 AM	1102 km	685 miles	595 nm	WNW
Cairns	Tue 12:34 PM	1524 km	947 miles	823 nm	S
Melekeok	Tue 11:34 AM	1561 km	970 miles	843 nm	NW
Darwin	Tue 12:04 PM	1739 km	1081 miles	939 nm	SW
Guam (Hagåtña)	Tue 12:34 PM	1859 km	1155 miles	1004 nm	N
Honiara	Tue 1:34 PM	1924 km	1195 miles	1039 nm	ESE
Palikir	Tue 1:34 PM	1967 km	1222 miles	1062 nm	NE