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 10:48:00 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 10:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 47'	North
Longitude:	18° 40'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.32 meters/second, 1664.3 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"	1034.23 mi	west	0° 00' 57.6"	1.10 mi	north	1034.22 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 26.1"	5.10 mi	west	0° 23' 03.1"	26.40 mi	north	26.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 10:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 49'	North
Longitude:	129° 60'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.46 meters/second, 1553.3 km/hour, 965.2 miles/hour or 838.7 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"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	south	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 51.8"	964.98 mi	west	0° 08' 38.9"	9.91 mi	south	965.38 mi
24 hours	12° 03' 13.1"	802.36 mi	east	3° 51' 50.1"	265.65 mi	south	851.84 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
Bangui	Sun 11:48 AM	48 km	30 miles	26 nm	SSW
Bimbo	Sun 11:48 AM	66 km	41 miles	36 nm	SSW
Bambari	Sun 11:48 AM	247 km	154 miles	133 nm	ENE
Berbérati	Sun 11:48 AM	325 km	202 miles	175 nm	W
Impfondo	Sun 11:48 AM	357 km	222 miles	193 nm	S
Sarh	Sun 11:48 AM	483 km	300 miles	261 nm	N
Moundou	Sun 11:48 AM	507 km	315 miles	274 nm	NW
Yaoundé	Sun 11:48 AM	800 km	497 miles	432 nm	W
Ebebiyín	Sun 11:48 AM	866 km	538 miles	467 nm	WSW
Kisangani	Sun 11:48 AM	866 km	538 miles	468 nm	ESE