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 Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 03:36:00 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 Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 03:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 49'	North
Longitude:	126° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.55 meters/second, 1661.6 km/hour, 1032.5 miles/hour or 897.2 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"	1032.49 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	north	1032.48 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 20.4"	4.98 mi	west	0° 22' 47.4"	26.10 mi	north	26.57 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 03:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 47'	North
Longitude:	89° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.06 meters/second, 1609.4 km/hour, 1000.0 miles/hour or 869.0 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' 29.1"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 13.1"	0.25 mi	south	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 13.3"	999.97 mi	west	0° 13' 06.8"	15.02 mi	south	1000.21 mi
24 hours	12° 27' 44.6"	860.22 mi	east	5° 22' 16.1"	369.07 mi	south	937.34 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
Davao	Wed 11:36 AM	168 km	104 miles	90 nm	NW
Marawi City	Wed 11:36 AM	340 km	212 miles	184 nm	NW
Cagayan de Oro	Wed 11:36 AM	356 km	222 miles	192 nm	NW
Manado	Wed 11:36 AM	512 km	318 miles	277 nm	SSW
Ternate	Wed 12:36 PM	565 km	351 miles	305 nm	S
Cebu City	Wed 11:36 AM	569 km	353 miles	307 nm	NNW
Sofifi	Wed 12:36 PM	575 km	357 miles	310 nm	SSE
Bacolod	Wed 11:36 AM	659 km	410 miles	356 nm	NW
Gorontalo	Wed 11:36 AM	697 km	433 miles	376 nm	SSW
Melekeok	Wed 12:36 PM	921 km	572 miles	497 nm	ENE