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 20:18:00 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 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 20:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 42'	North
Longitude:	124° 01'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.64 meters/second, 1661.9 km/hour, 1032.7 miles/hour or 897.4 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"	17.21 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.21 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1032.70 mi	west	0° 00' 57.1"	1.09 mi	north	1032.69 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 21.1"	4.99 mi	west	0° 22' 49.3"	26.14 mi	north	26.61 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 20:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 21'	North
Longitude:	16° 29'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.18 meters/second, 1606.2 km/hour, 998.1 miles/hour or 867.3 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' 29.3"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 12.7"	0.24 mi	south	16.64 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 24.3"	997.99 mi	west	0° 12' 48.5"	14.67 mi	south	998.27 mi
24 hours	12° 21' 57.9"	851.71 mi	east	5° 17' 32.4"	363.66 mi	south	928.37 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
Hermosillo	Tue 1:18 PM	2928 km	1819 miles	1581 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Tue 3:18 PM	3093 km	1922 miles	1670 nm	ENE
Los Angeles *	Tue 1:18 PM	3194 km	1985 miles	1725 nm	N
Phoenix	Tue 1:18 PM	3310 km	2057 miles	1787 nm	NNE
Adamstown	Tue 12:18 PM	3468 km	2155 miles	1872 nm	S
Las Vegas *	Tue 1:18 PM	3489 km	2168 miles	1884 nm	NNE
San Francisco *	Tue 1:18 PM	3554 km	2208 miles	1919 nm	N
Kiritimati	Wed 10:18 AM	3725 km	2314 miles	2011 nm	W
Guatemala	Tue 2:18 PM	3793 km	2357 miles	2048 nm	ENE
Papeete	Tue 10:18 AM	3808 km	2366 miles	2056 nm	SW