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 15:18:00 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 15:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 52'	North
Longitude:	48° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.27 meters/second, 1664.2 km/hour, 1034.1 miles/hour or 898.6 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"	1034.12 mi	west	0° 00' 57.6"	1.10 mi	north	1034.11 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 25.9"	5.09 mi	west	0° 23' 02.1"	26.38 mi	north	26.87 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 15:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 09'	North
Longitude:	64° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.84 meters/second, 1558.2 km/hour, 968.2 miles/hour or 841.4 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"	16.14 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	south	16.14 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 52.1"	968.08 mi	west	0° 09' 03.5"	10.38 mi	south	968.47 mi
24 hours	12° 03' 22.0"	805.08 mi	east	4° 00' 56.5"	276.08 mi	south	857.66 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
Cayenne	Sun 12:18 PM	386 km	240 miles	209 nm	W
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Sun 12:18 PM	579 km	360 miles	313 nm	W
Belém	Sun 12:18 PM	699 km	434 miles	377 nm	S
Paramaribo	Sun 12:18 PM	708 km	440 miles	382 nm	W
Nieuw Nickerie	Sun 12:18 PM	910 km	566 miles	492 nm	W
New Amsterdam	Sun 11:18 AM	973 km	605 miles	525 nm	W
Georgetown	Sun 11:18 AM	1054 km	655 miles	569 nm	WNW
Fortaleza	Sun 12:18 PM	1486 km	924 miles	803 nm	SE
Bridgetown	Sun 11:18 AM	1493 km	928 miles	806 nm	NW
Manaus	Sun 11:18 AM	1524 km	947 miles	823 nm	SW