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 31, 2012 at 10:58:00 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 31, 2012 at 10:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 24'	North
Longitude:	16° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.57 meters/second, 1665.2 km/hour, 1034.7 miles/hour or 899.2 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"	17.25 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.25 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.2"	1034.78 mi	west	0° 00' 58.0"	1.11 mi	north	1034.77 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 27.8"	5.13 mi	west	0° 23' 08.4"	26.50 mi	north	26.99 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 10:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 46'	North
Longitude:	115° 31'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.58 meters/second, 1528.5 km/hour, 949.8 miles/hour or 825.3 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' 29.8"	15.83 mi	west	0° 00' 06.3"	0.12 mi	south	15.83 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 48.1"	949.53 mi	west	0° 06' 19.5"	7.25 mi	south	949.85 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 02.7"	790.48 mi	east	2° 59' 08.2"	205.33 mi	south	823.10 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
Berbérati	Sat 11:58 AM	53 km	33 miles	28 nm	WSW
Bimbo	Sat 11:58 AM	240 km	149 miles	130 nm	E
Bangui	Sat 11:58 AM	257 km	160 miles	139 nm	E
Impfondo	Sat 11:58 AM	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	SSE
Moundou	Sat 11:58 AM	461 km	286 miles	249 nm	N
Bambari	Sat 11:58 AM	514 km	319 miles	277 nm	ENE
Yaoundé	Sat 11:58 AM	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	W
Sarh	Sat 11:58 AM	575 km	358 miles	311 nm	NNE
Ebebiyín	Sat 11:58 AM	600 km	373 miles	324 nm	WSW
Garoua	Sat 11:58 AM	626 km	389 miles	338 nm	NNW