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 15:46:00 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 15:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 01'	North
Longitude:	56° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.39 meters/second, 1661.0 km/hour, 1032.1 miles/hour or 896.9 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"	17.20 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.20 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1032.13 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	north	1032.12 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 19.0"	4.95 mi	west	0° 22' 44.1"	26.04 mi	north	26.51 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 05'	North
Longitude:	94° 29'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.75 meters/second, 1611.9 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.4 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' 28.8"	16.69 mi	west	0° 00' 13.5"	0.26 mi	south	16.69 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 50.1"	1001.53 mi	west	0° 13' 28.6"	15.43 mi	south	1001.68 mi
24 hours	12° 39' 19.1"	875.28 mi	east	5° 26' 08.6"	373.51 mi	south	951.16 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
Paramaribo	Wed 12:46 PM	102 km	64 miles	55 nm	ESE
Nieuw Nickerie	Wed 12:46 PM	102 km	64 miles	55 nm	W
New Amsterdam	Wed 11:46 AM	163 km	101 miles	88 nm	W
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Wed 12:46 PM	233 km	145 miles	126 nm	ESE
Linden	Wed 11:46 AM	244 km	152 miles	132 nm	W
Georgetown	Wed 11:46 AM	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	WNW
Cayenne	Wed 12:46 PM	431 km	268 miles	233 nm	ESE
Boa Vista	Wed 11:46 AM	623 km	387 miles	337 nm	SW
San Fernando	Wed 11:46 AM	759 km	472 miles	410 nm	NW
Scarborough	Wed 11:46 AM	768 km	477 miles	415 nm	NW