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 Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 11:54:00 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 Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 11:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 28'	North
Longitude:	1° 40'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.02 meters/second, 1656.1 km/hour, 1029.0 miles/hour or 894.2 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"	17.15 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.15 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.2"	1029.06 mi	west	0° 00' 55.9"	1.07 mi	north	1029.04 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 05.9"	4.69 mi	west	0° 22' 17.1"	25.52 mi	north	25.95 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 11:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 39'	South
Longitude:	156° 01'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.38 meters/second, 1527.8 km/hour, 949.3 miles/hour or 824.9 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' 23.7"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	south	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 48.3"	949.08 mi	west	0° 08' 27.7"	9.70 mi	south	948.76 mi
24 hours	14° 38' 37.6"	965.35 mi	east	2° 44' 54.4"	189.05 mi	south	976.08 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
Cotonou	Sun 12:54 PM	148 km	92 miles	80 nm	SE
Lome	Sun 11:54 AM	155 km	96 miles	84 nm	SSW
Porto Novo	Sun 12:54 PM	163 km	102 miles	88 nm	SE
Sokodé	Sun 11:54 AM	178 km	111 miles	96 nm	NNW
Lagos	Sun 12:54 PM	217 km	135 miles	117 nm	ESE
Parakou	Sun 12:54 PM	233 km	145 miles	126 nm	NNE
Kara	Sun 11:54 AM	236 km	147 miles	128 nm	NNW
Ibadan	Sun 12:54 PM	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	E
Accra	Sun 11:54 AM	296 km	184 miles	160 nm	SW
Tamale	Sun 11:54 AM	349 km	217 miles	189 nm	NW