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 14:34:00 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 Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 14:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 30'	North
Longitude:	38° 21'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.98 meters/second, 1655.9 km/hour, 1028.9 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' 10.3"	1028.96 mi	west	0° 00' 55.7"	1.07 mi	north	1028.94 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 05.5"	4.68 mi	west	0° 22' 16.1"	25.51 mi	north	25.93 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 14:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 01'	South
Longitude:	165° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.44 meters/second, 1524.4 km/hour, 947.2 miles/hour or 823.1 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"	15.79 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	south	15.79 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 41.2"	946.97 mi	west	0° 08' 06.7"	9.30 mi	south	946.66 mi
24 hours	345° 19' 30.5"	965.39 mi	west	2° 35' 45.3"	178.57 mi	south	974.42 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
Fortaleza	Sun 11:34 AM	1244 km	773 miles	672 nm	S
Belém	Sun 11:34 AM	1499 km	931 miles	809 nm	SW
Cayenne	Sun 11:34 AM	1573 km	977 miles	849 nm	W
Recife	Sun 11:34 AM	1768 km	1098 miles	954 nm	SSE
Praia	Sun 1:34 PM	1814 km	1127 miles	980 nm	ENE
Paramaribo	Sun 11:34 AM	1869 km	1161 miles	1009 nm	W
Georgetown	Sun 10:34 AM	2190 km	1361 miles	1182 nm	W
Salvador	Sun 11:34 AM	2264 km	1407 miles	1222 nm	S
Bridgetown	Sun 10:34 AM	2409 km	1497 miles	1301 nm	WNW
Dakar	Sun 2:34 PM	2417 km	1502 miles	1305 nm	ENE