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 Friday, April 6, 2012 at 06:58:00 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 Friday, April 6, 2012 at 06:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 38'	North
Longitude:	75° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.84 meters/second, 1659.0 km/hour, 1030.9 miles/hour or 895.8 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"	17.18 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.18 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.7"	1030.90 mi	west	0° 00' 56.5"	1.08 mi	north	1030.88 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 14.0"	4.85 mi	west	0° 22' 33.2"	25.83 mi	north	26.28 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 6, 2012 at 06:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 45'	South
Longitude:	112° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.81 meters/second, 1594.1 km/hour, 990.5 miles/hour or 860.7 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' 27.0"	16.51 mi	west	0° 00' 13.1"	0.25 mi	south	16.51 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 55.8"	990.40 mi	west	0° 13' 07.2"	15.03 mi	south	990.26 mi
24 hours	13° 30' 37.8"	926.09 mi	east	4° 59' 28.7"	343.08 mi	south	981.34 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
Thiruvananthapuram	Fri 12:28 PM	242 km	150 miles	131 nm	NNE
Nagercoil	Fri 12:28 PM	246 km	153 miles	133 nm	NE
Kulhudhuffushi	Fri 11:58 AM	303 km	189 miles	164 nm	W
Male	Fri 11:58 AM	373 km	232 miles	201 nm	SW
Kochi	Fri 12:28 PM	374 km	232 miles	202 nm	N
Theni	Fri 12:28 PM	416 km	259 miles	225 nm	NNE
Madurai	Fri 12:28 PM	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	NE
Colombo	Fri 12:28 PM	449 km	279 miles	243 nm	E
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	Fri 12:28 PM	455 km	283 miles	245 nm	E
Coimbatore	Fri 12:28 PM	500 km	311 miles	270 nm	NNE