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 Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 09:42:00 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 Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 09:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 07'	South
Longitude:	36° 17'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.84 meters/second, 1669.8 km/hour, 1037.6 miles/hour or 901.6 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"	17.29 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.29 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1037.65 mi	west	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	north	1037.65 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 20.7"	5.01 mi	west	0° 23' 43.7"	27.18 mi	north	27.63 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 09:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 09'	South
Longitude:	23° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.10 meters/second, 1541.2 km/hour, 957.6 miles/hour or 832.2 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' 28.9"	15.96 mi	west	0° 00' 08.0"	0.15 mi	north	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 03.8"	957.47 mi	west	0° 08' 01.8"	9.21 mi	north	957.86 mi
24 hours	12° 02' 32.4"	796.10 mi	east	3° 33' 46.6"	244.99 mi	north	839.71 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
Nairobi	Sat 12:42 PM	62 km	38 miles	33 nm	ESE
Nakuru	Sat 12:42 PM	92 km	57 miles	50 nm	NNW
Kisumu	Sat 12:42 PM	204 km	127 miles	110 nm	WNW
Arusha	Sat 12:42 PM	255 km	158 miles	137 nm	S
Mwanza	Sat 12:42 PM	408 km	253 miles	220 nm	WSW
Kampala	Sat 12:42 PM	442 km	274 miles	238 nm	WNW
Entebbe	Sat 12:42 PM	445 km	277 miles	240 nm	WNW
Mombasa	Sat 12:42 PM	497 km	309 miles	269 nm	SE
Lira	Sat 12:42 PM	529 km	329 miles	286 nm	NW
Dodoma	Sat 12:42 PM	563 km	350 miles	304 nm	S