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 13:08:00 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 Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 13:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 26'	North
Longitude:	16° 16'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.54 meters/second, 1665.2 km/hour, 1034.7 miles/hour or 899.1 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"	1034.74 mi	west	0° 00' 57.9"	1.11 mi	north	1034.72 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 27.5"	5.13 mi	west	0° 23' 07.9"	26.49 mi	north	26.99 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 13:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 33'	North
Longitude:	84° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.15 meters/second, 1530.6 km/hour, 951.0 miles/hour or 826.4 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"	15.85 mi	west	0° 00' 06.4"	0.12 mi	south	15.85 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 48.4"	950.82 mi	west	0° 06' 32.7"	7.50 mi	south	951.15 mi
24 hours	12° 03' 54.7"	791.41 mi	east	3° 04' 11.6"	211.12 mi	south	825.54 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
Freetown	Sat 1:08 PM	559 km	347 miles	302 nm	NE
Conakry	Sat 1:08 PM	628 km	390 miles	339 nm	NNE
Bo	Sat 1:08 PM	635 km	394 miles	343 nm	NE
Monrovia	Sat 1:08 PM	640 km	397 miles	345 nm	ENE
Kenema	Sat 1:08 PM	678 km	421 miles	366 nm	NE
Kakata	Sat 1:08 PM	695 km	432 miles	375 nm	ENE
Boké	Sat 1:08 PM	750 km	466 miles	405 nm	NNE
Gbarnga	Sat 1:08 PM	804 km	500 miles	434 nm	ENE
Bissau	Sat 1:08 PM	824 km	512 miles	445 nm	N
Bafatá	Sat 1:08 PM	873 km	543 miles	471 nm	NNE