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 Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 10:18:00 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 Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 10:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 47'	North
Longitude:	26° 10'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.32 meters/second, 1664.4 km/hour, 1034.2 miles/hour or 898.7 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"	17.24 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1034.24 mi	west	0° 00' 57.6"	1.10 mi	north	1034.23 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 26.1"	5.10 mi	west	0° 23' 03.2"	26.41 mi	north	26.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 10:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 53'	North
Longitude:	137° 15'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.31 meters/second, 1552.7 km/hour, 964.8 miles/hour or 838.4 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"	16.08 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	south	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 51.7"	964.64 mi	west	0° 08' 36.0"	9.86 mi	south	965.03 mi
24 hours	12° 03' 12.6"	802.06 mi	east	3° 50' 48.1"	264.47 mi	south	851.20 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
Wau	Sun 1:18 PM	380 km	236 miles	205 nm	NNE
Kisangani	Sun 11:18 AM	484 km	301 miles	261 nm	SSW
Juba	Sun 1:18 PM	602 km	374 miles	325 nm	E
Bambari	Sun 11:18 AM	619 km	384 miles	334 nm	W
Gulu	Sun 1:18 PM	716 km	445 miles	387 nm	ESE
Lira	Sun 1:18 PM	799 km	496 miles	431 nm	ESE
Malakal	Sun 1:18 PM	803 km	499 miles	433 nm	NE
Bangui	Sun 11:18 AM	846 km	526 miles	457 nm	W
Gitarama	Sun 12:18 PM	857 km	533 miles	463 nm	SSE
Kigali	Sun 12:18 PM	861 km	535 miles	465 nm	SSE