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, April 1, 2009 at 17:50:00 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, April 1, 2009 at 17:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 48'	North
Longitude:	86° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.31 meters/second, 1664.3 km/hour, 1034.2 miles/hour or 898.7 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"	17.24 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1034.21 mi	west	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	north	1034.20 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 25.5"	5.09 mi	west	0° 23' 03.4"	26.41 mi	north	26.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 17:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	26° 26'	North
Longitude:	7° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 398.54 meters/second, 1434.8 km/hour, 891.5 miles/hour or 774.7 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' 23.0"	14.86 mi	west	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	south	14.86 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 03.8"	891.12 mi	west	0° 02' 50.1"	3.25 mi	south	891.31 mi
24 hours	14° 33' 31.8"	901.92 mi	east	1° 56' 10.9"	133.30 mi	south	919.00 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
David	Wed 12:50 PM	631 km	392 miles	341 nm	NE
San Jose	Wed 11:50 AM	644 km	400 miles	348 nm	NNE
Alajuela	Wed 11:50 AM	645 km	401 miles	348 nm	NNE
Galapagos Islands	Wed 11:50 AM	701 km	436 miles	379 nm	SSW
Masaya	Wed 11:50 AM	798 km	496 miles	431 nm	N
Managua	Wed 11:50 AM	815 km	507 miles	440 nm	N
Panama	Wed 12:50 PM	931 km	579 miles	503 nm	ENE
San Miguel	Wed 11:50 AM	972 km	604 miles	525 nm	N
San Salvador	Wed 11:50 AM	1018 km	633 miles	550 nm	NNW
Tegucigalpa	Wed 11:50 AM	1028 km	639 miles	555 nm	N