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 29, 2012 at 18:08:00 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 29, 2012 at 18:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 45'	North
Longitude:	91° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.94 meters/second, 1666.6 km/hour, 1035.6 miles/hour or 899.9 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"	17.26 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.26 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.3"	1035.63 mi	west	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	north	1035.62 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 29.7"	5.17 mi	west	0° 23' 16.5"	26.66 mi	north	27.15 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 18:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 35'	North
Longitude:	12° 32'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.07 meters/second, 1501.4 km/hour, 932.9 miles/hour or 810.7 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' 29.8"	15.55 mi	west	0° 00' 02.0"	0.04 mi	south	15.55 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 54.6"	932.67 mi	west	0° 02' 01.1"	2.31 mi	south	932.78 mi
24 hours	12° 03' 55.9"	776.25 mi	east	1° 17' 56.2"	89.37 mi	south	784.75 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
Galapagos Islands	Thu 12:08 PM	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	SSE
San Jose	Thu 12:08 PM	1037 km	644 miles	560 nm	NE
Managua	Thu 12:08 PM	1073 km	667 miles	579 nm	NNE
San Salvador	Thu 12:08 PM	1121 km	697 miles	605 nm	N
Santa Ana	Thu 12:08 PM	1146 km	712 miles	619 nm	N
Guatemala	Thu 12:08 PM	1204 km	748 miles	650 nm	N
Tegucigalpa	Thu 12:08 PM	1221 km	759 miles	659 nm	NNE
Panama	Thu 1:08 PM	1409 km	876 miles	761 nm	ENE
Guayaquil	Thu 1:08 PM	1413 km	878 miles	763 nm	ESE
Quito	Thu 1:08 PM	1473 km	915 miles	795 nm	ESE