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 Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 20:34:00 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 Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 20:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 13'	North
Longitude:	128° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.27 meters/second, 1657.0 km/hour, 1029.6 miles/hour or 894.7 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"	17.16 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.16 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.3"	1029.61 mi	west	0° 00' 56.0"	1.07 mi	north	1029.59 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 08.5"	4.74 mi	west	0° 22' 21.8"	25.62 mi	north	26.05 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 20:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 14'	South
Longitude:	64° 50'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.08 meters/second, 1548.3 km/hour, 962.1 miles/hour or 836.0 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' 24.6"	16.03 mi	west	0° 00' 10.3"	0.20 mi	south	16.04 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 36.7"	961.86 mi	west	0° 10' 17.3"	11.79 mi	south	961.53 mi
24 hours	14° 23' 44.5"	960.89 mi	east	3° 34' 01.2"	245.31 mi	south	983.19 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
Hermosillo	Sat 1:34 PM	3025 km	1880 miles	1634 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sat 1:34 PM	3145 km	1954 miles	1698 nm	NNE
Kiritimati	Sun 10:34 AM	3275 km	2035 miles	1768 nm	W
Phoenix	Sat 1:34 PM	3351 km	2082 miles	1809 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Sat 3:34 PM	3428 km	2130 miles	1851 nm	ENE
San Francisco *	Sat 1:34 PM	3434 km	2134 miles	1854 nm	N
Las Vegas *	Sat 1:34 PM	3470 km	2156 miles	1874 nm	NNE
Honolulu	Sat 10:34 AM	3540 km	2200 miles	1911 nm	WNW
Adamstown	Sat 12:34 PM	3577 km	2223 miles	1932 nm	S
Papeete	Sat 10:34 AM	3601 km	2238 miles	1944 nm	SW