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 Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 15:26:00 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 Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 15:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 23'	North
Longitude:	51° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.06 meters/second, 1659.8 km/hour, 1031.4 miles/hour or 896.2 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"	17.19 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.19 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.7"	1031.40 mi	west	0° 00' 56.7"	1.08 mi	north	1031.38 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 16.1"	4.89 mi	west	0° 22' 37.7"	25.92 mi	north	26.37 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 15:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 17'	South
Longitude:	111° 58'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.06 meters/second, 1605.8 km/hour, 997.8 miles/hour or 867.1 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' 27.7"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 13.6"	0.26 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 47.8"	997.72 mi	west	0° 13' 33.8"	15.53 mi	south	997.69 mi
24 hours	13° 08' 14.7"	906.26 mi	east	5° 17' 38.5"	363.82 mi	south	972.46 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
Cayenne	Thu 12:26 PM	208 km	129 miles	112 nm	SW
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Thu 12:26 PM	335 km	208 miles	181 nm	WSW
Paramaribo	Thu 12:26 PM	450 km	280 miles	243 nm	W
Nieuw Nickerie	Thu 12:26 PM	650 km	404 miles	351 nm	W
New Amsterdam	Thu 11:26 AM	706 km	439 miles	381 nm	W
Georgetown	Thu 11:26 AM	778 km	483 miles	420 nm	W
Linden	Thu 11:26 AM	790 km	491 miles	427 nm	W
Belém	Thu 12:26 PM	916 km	569 miles	494 nm	SSE
Bridgetown	Thu 11:26 AM	1190 km	739 miles	642 nm	NW
Port of Spain	Thu 11:26 AM	1235 km	767 miles	667 nm	WNW