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 17:44:00 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 17:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 48'	North
Longitude:	85° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.68 meters/second, 1658.4 km/hour, 1030.5 miles/hour or 895.5 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' 10.6"	1030.54 mi	west	0° 00' 56.3"	1.08 mi	north	1030.52 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 12.5"	4.82 mi	west	0° 22' 30.1"	25.77 mi	north	26.22 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 6, 2012 at 17:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 03'	South
Longitude:	91° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.70 meters/second, 1582.9 km/hour, 983.6 miles/hour or 854.7 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' 26.3"	16.39 mi	west	0° 00' 12.5"	0.24 mi	south	16.39 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 16.3"	983.42 mi	west	0° 12' 33.9"	14.40 mi	south	983.21 mi
24 hours	13° 46' 46.3"	938.59 mi	east	4° 40' 50.2"	321.77 mi	south	984.78 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
San Jose	Fri 11:44 AM	390 km	243 miles	211 nm	NNE
Alajuela	Fri 11:44 AM	392 km	244 miles	212 nm	NNE
David	Fri 12:44 PM	405 km	252 miles	219 nm	ENE
Masaya	Fri 11:44 AM	574 km	356 miles	310 nm	N
Managua	Fri 11:44 AM	594 km	369 miles	321 nm	N
Panama	Fri 12:44 PM	725 km	450 miles	391 nm	ENE
San Miguel	Fri 11:44 AM	786 km	489 miles	425 nm	NNW
Tegucigalpa	Fri 11:44 AM	822 km	511 miles	444 nm	NNW
San Salvador	Fri 11:44 AM	853 km	530 miles	460 nm	NNW
Santa Ana	Fri 11:44 AM	899 km	559 miles	486 nm	NNW