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 13:42:00 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 13:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 29'	North
Longitude:	25° 21'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.99 meters/second, 1656.0 km/hour, 1029.0 miles/hour or 894.1 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"	1028.99 mi	west	0° 00' 55.8"	1.07 mi	north	1028.97 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 05.7"	4.68 mi	west	0° 22' 16.5"	25.51 mi	north	25.94 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 13:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 54'	South
Longitude:	178° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.75 meters/second, 1525.5 km/hour, 947.9 miles/hour or 823.7 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' 23.6"	15.80 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	south	15.80 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 43.4"	947.65 mi	west	0° 08' 13.5"	9.43 mi	south	947.33 mi
24 hours	345° 20' 05.2"	965.40 mi	west	2° 38' 44.7"	182.00 mi	south	974.97 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
Praia	Sun 12:42 PM	846 km	525 miles	457 nm	NNE
Banjul	Sun 1:42 PM	1164 km	724 miles	629 nm	NE
Dakar	Sun 1:42 PM	1174 km	729 miles	634 nm	NE
Bissau	Sun 1:42 PM	1175 km	730 miles	635 nm	ENE
Conakry	Sun 1:42 PM	1300 km	808 miles	702 nm	E
Freetown	Sun 1:42 PM	1340 km	832 miles	723 nm	E
Nouakchott	Sun 1:42 PM	1551 km	964 miles	837 nm	NE
Monrovia	Sun 1:42 PM	1612 km	1002 miles	870 nm	E
Fortaleza	Sun 10:42 AM	1925 km	1196 miles	1040 nm	SW
Bamako	Sun 1:42 PM	1984 km	1233 miles	1072 nm	ENE