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 11:58:00 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 Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 11:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 48'	North
Longitude:	1° 10'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.31 meters/second, 1664.3 km/hour, 1034.1 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"	1034.20 mi	west	0° 00' 57.6"	1.10 mi	north	1034.19 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 26.1"	5.10 mi	west	0° 23' 02.9"	26.40 mi	north	26.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 11:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 39'	North
Longitude:	113° 05'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.82 meters/second, 1554.6 km/hour, 966.0 miles/hour or 839.4 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"	16.10 mi	west	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	south	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 51.8"	965.78 mi	west	0° 08' 45.3"	10.03 mi	south	966.18 mi
24 hours	12° 03' 14.6"	803.05 mi	east	3° 54' 13.5"	268.39 mi	south	853.34 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
Lome	Sun 11:58 AM	146 km	91 miles	79 nm	N
Accra	Sun 11:58 AM	172 km	107 miles	93 nm	WNW
Cotonou	Sun 12:58 PM	223 km	139 miles	120 nm	NE
Porto Novo	Sun 12:58 PM	259 km	161 miles	140 nm	NE
Lagos	Sun 12:58 PM	303 km	188 miles	163 nm	NE
Kumasi	Sun 11:58 AM	372 km	231 miles	201 nm	NW
Ibadan	Sun 12:58 PM	415 km	258 miles	224 nm	NE
Sokodé	Sun 11:58 AM	462 km	287 miles	249 nm	N
Benin City	Sun 12:58 PM	523 km	325 miles	282 nm	ENE
Kara	Sun 11:58 AM	524 km	326 miles	283 nm	N