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 17:34:00 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 17:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 25'	North
Longitude:	83° 09'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.03 meters/second, 1659.7 km/hour, 1031.3 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"	1031.33 mi	west	0° 00' 56.7"	1.08 mi	north	1031.32 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 15.7"	4.89 mi	west	0° 22' 37.1"	25.91 mi	north	26.36 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 17:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 46'	South
Longitude:	81° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.71 meters/second, 1604.6 km/hour, 997.0 miles/hour or 866.4 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' 27.7"	16.62 mi	west	0° 00' 13.5"	0.26 mi	south	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 41.0"	996.93 mi	west	0° 13' 31.5"	15.49 mi	south	996.89 mi
24 hours	13° 11' 12.2"	909.06 mi	east	5° 15' 45.4"	361.67 mi	south	973.95 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
David	Thu 12:34 PM	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	NNE
San Jose	Thu 11:34 AM	402 km	250 miles	217 nm	NNW
Alajuela	Thu 11:34 AM	415 km	258 miles	224 nm	NNW
Panama	Thu 12:34 PM	491 km	305 miles	265 nm	NE
Masaya	Thu 11:34 AM	694 km	431 miles	375 nm	NNW
Managua	Thu 11:34 AM	720 km	447 miles	389 nm	NNW
Cali	Thu 12:34 PM	809 km	503 miles	437 nm	ESE
Medellin	Thu 12:34 PM	835 km	519 miles	451 nm	E
Quito	Thu 12:34 PM	899 km	559 miles	485 nm	SE
San Miguel	Thu 11:34 AM	956 km	594 miles	516 nm	NW