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 13:20:00 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 13:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 29'	North
Longitude:	19° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.00 meters/second, 1656.0 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"	1029.00 mi	west	0° 00' 55.8"	1.07 mi	north	1028.99 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 05.8"	4.68 mi	west	0° 22' 16.6"	25.52 mi	north	25.94 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 13:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 51'	South
Longitude:	176° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.88 meters/second, 1526.0 km/hour, 948.2 miles/hour or 823.9 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"	15.80 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	south	15.80 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 44.5"	947.94 mi	west	0° 08' 16.4"	9.49 mi	south	947.62 mi
24 hours	14° 39' 39.5"	965.40 mi	east	2° 40' 00.4"	183.44 mi	south	975.20 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
Bissau	Sun 1:20 PM	673 km	418 miles	363 nm	NE
Conakry	Sun 1:20 PM	711 km	442 miles	384 nm	ENE
Boké	Sun 1:20 PM	720 km	447 miles	389 nm	ENE
Freetown	Sun 1:20 PM	737 km	458 miles	398 nm	E
Serekunda	Sun 1:20 PM	744 km	462 miles	402 nm	NNE
Banjul	Sun 1:20 PM	751 km	467 miles	405 nm	NNE
Bafatá	Sun 1:20 PM	770 km	478 miles	416 nm	NE
Gabú	Sun 1:20 PM	813 km	505 miles	439 nm	NE
Farafenni	Sun 1:20 PM	818 km	509 miles	442 nm	NE
Dakar	Sun 1:20 PM	838 km	521 miles	452 nm	NNE