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 Monday, April 9, 2012 at 09:20:00 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 Monday, April 9, 2012 at 09:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 48'	North
Longitude:	40° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.66 meters/second, 1654.8 km/hour, 1028.2 miles/hour or 893.5 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"	17.14 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.14 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.1"	1028.26 mi	west	0° 00' 55.6"	1.06 mi	north	1028.24 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 02.2"	4.61 mi	west	0° 22' 10.1"	25.39 mi	north	25.81 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 09:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 10'	South
Longitude:	104° 27'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.72 meters/second, 1503.8 km/hour, 934.4 miles/hour or 812.0 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' 23.0"	15.57 mi	west	0° 00' 05.5"	0.11 mi	south	15.57 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 06.8"	934.15 mi	west	0° 05' 26.2"	6.23 mi	south	933.90 mi
24 hours	14° 46' 11.1"	959.10 mi	east	1° 28' 02.3"	100.95 mi	south	959.80 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
Adama	Mon 12:20 PM	123 km	76 miles	66 nm	NW
Addis Ababa	Mon 12:20 PM	201 km	125 miles	108 nm	NW
Dire Dawa	Mon 12:20 PM	278 km	173 miles	150 nm	NE
Ali Sabieh	Mon 12:20 PM	469 km	292 miles	253 nm	NE
Hargeisa	Mon 12:20 PM	478 km	297 miles	258 nm	ENE
Djibouti	Mon 12:20 PM	537 km	334 miles	290 nm	NE
Tadjoura	Mon 12:20 PM	537 km	334 miles	290 nm	NE
Mek'ele	Mon 12:20 PM	635 km	394 miles	343 nm	N
Aden	Mon 12:20 PM	774 km	481 miles	418 nm	NE
Asmara	Mon 12:20 PM	844 km	524 miles	456 nm	N