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 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 11:54:00 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 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 11:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 34'	North
Longitude:	2° 01'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.75 meters/second, 1662.3 km/hour, 1032.9 miles/hour or 897.6 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"	17.22 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.22 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.9"	1032.94 mi	west	0° 00' 57.2"	1.09 mi	north	1032.93 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 21.9"	5.01 mi	west	0° 22' 51.5"	26.18 mi	north	26.65 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 11:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 07'	North
Longitude:	138° 13'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.77 meters/second, 1601.2 km/hour, 994.9 miles/hour or 864.6 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' 29.5"	16.58 mi	west	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	south	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 34.4"	994.84 mi	west	0° 12' 22.8"	14.18 mi	south	995.17 mi
24 hours	12° 16' 23.4"	842.48 mi	east	5° 10' 03.1"	355.10 mi	south	917.57 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
Cotonou	Tue 12:54 PM	100 km	62 miles	54 nm	NNE
Lome	Tue 11:54 AM	107 km	67 miles	58 nm	NW
Porto Novo	Tue 12:54 PM	133 km	83 miles	72 nm	NE
Lagos	Tue 12:54 PM	177 km	110 miles	95 nm	NE
Accra	Tue 11:54 AM	246 km	153 miles	133 nm	W
Ibadan	Tue 12:54 PM	288 km	179 miles	156 nm	NE
Benin City	Tue 12:54 PM	409 km	254 miles	221 nm	ENE
Kumasi	Tue 11:54 AM	421 km	262 miles	227 nm	WNW
Parakou	Tue 12:54 PM	422 km	262 miles	228 nm	N
Tamale	Tue 11:54 AM	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	NW