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, March 22, 2012 at 11:16:00 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, March 22, 2012 at 11:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 53'	North
Longitude:	12° 25'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.87 meters/second, 1669.9 km/hour, 1037.7 miles/hour or 901.7 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"	17.30 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.2"	1037.72 mi	west	0° 00' 59.1"	1.13 mi	north	1037.72 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 29.0"	5.17 mi	west	0° 23' 39.6"	27.10 mi	north	27.59 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 11:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 31'	North
Longitude:	9° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.09 meters/second, 1616.7 km/hour, 1004.6 miles/hour or 873.0 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' 34.0"	16.74 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	north	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 01.0"	1004.55 mi	west	0° 11' 09.8"	12.78 mi	north	1004.50 mi
24 hours	10° 25' 05.7"	718.46 mi	east	4° 19' 30.1"	297.23 mi	north	774.91 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
Mongomo	Thu 12:16 PM	147 km	92 miles	80 nm	NW
Ebebiyín	Thu 12:16 PM	185 km	115 miles	100 nm	NW
Franceville	Thu 12:16 PM	308 km	191 miles	166 nm	SSE
Bata	Thu 12:16 PM	314 km	195 miles	170 nm	WNW
Libreville	Thu 12:16 PM	334 km	208 miles	180 nm	W
Yaoundé	Thu 12:16 PM	342 km	213 miles	185 nm	NNW
Port-Gentil	Thu 12:16 PM	442 km	275 miles	239 nm	WSW
Douala	Thu 12:16 PM	461 km	286 miles	249 nm	NW
Malabo	Thu 12:16 PM	511 km	318 miles	276 nm	NW
Berbérati	Thu 12:16 PM	529 km	329 miles	286 nm	NE