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 Monday, April 2, 2012 at 06:18:00 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 Monday, April 2, 2012 at 06:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 06'	North
Longitude:	86° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.10 meters/second, 1663.6 km/hour, 1033.7 miles/hour or 898.3 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"	17.23 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.23 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1033.74 mi	west	0° 00' 57.5"	1.10 mi	north	1033.73 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 24.6"	5.07 mi	west	0° 22' 58.7"	26.32 mi	north	26.80 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 2, 2012 at 06:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 44'	North
Longitude:	152° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.37 meters/second, 1574.5 km/hour, 978.4 miles/hour or 850.2 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"	16.31 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	south	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 51.4"	978.25 mi	west	0° 10' 20.5"	11.85 mi	south	978.65 mi
24 hours	12° 05' 05.8"	815.48 mi	east	4° 28' 52.4"	308.02 mi	south	877.64 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
Trincomalee	Mon 11:48 AM	661 km	411 miles	357 nm	NW
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	Mon 11:48 AM	713 km	443 miles	385 nm	WNW
Colombo	Mon 11:48 AM	719 km	447 miles	388 nm	WNW
Banda Aceh	Mon 1:18 PM	1022 km	635 miles	552 nm	E
Madurai	Mon 11:48 AM	1030 km	640 miles	556 nm	WNW
Thiruvananthapuram	Mon 11:48 AM	1080 km	671 miles	583 nm	WNW
Chennai	Mon 11:48 AM	1089 km	677 miles	588 nm	NW
Bangalore	Mon 11:48 AM	1280 km	795 miles	691 nm	NW
Male	Mon 11:18 AM	1401 km	871 miles	757 nm	W
Medan	Mon 1:18 PM	1402 km	871 miles	757 nm	E