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 13:44:00 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 13:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 52'	North
Longitude:	25° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.59 meters/second, 1654.5 km/hour, 1028.1 miles/hour or 893.4 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"	1028.09 mi	west	0° 00' 55.5"	1.06 mi	north	1028.07 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 01.4"	4.60 mi	west	0° 22' 08.6"	25.36 mi	north	25.78 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 13:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 33'	South
Longitude:	167° 45'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.66 meters/second, 1500.0 km/hour, 932.1 miles/hour or 809.9 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' 23.0"	15.54 mi	west	0° 00' 04.7"	0.09 mi	south	15.54 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 03.4"	931.79 mi	west	0° 04' 46.2"	5.47 mi	south	931.57 mi
24 hours	14° 45' 28.5"	955.98 mi	east	1° 11' 40.1"	82.19 mi	south	955.71 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	Mon 12:44 PM	823 km	512 miles	445 nm	NNE
Mindelo	Mon 12:44 PM	1004 km	624 miles	542 nm	N
Dakar	Mon 1:44 PM	1193 km	742 miles	644 nm	NE
Banjul	Mon 1:44 PM	1194 km	742 miles	645 nm	ENE
Bissau	Mon 1:44 PM	1216 km	756 miles	657 nm	ENE
Conakry	Mon 1:44 PM	1355 km	842 miles	732 nm	E
Freetown	Mon 1:44 PM	1399 km	869 miles	755 nm	E
Nouakchott	Mon 1:44 PM	1561 km	970 miles	843 nm	NE
Monrovia	Mon 1:44 PM	1678 km	1042 miles	906 nm	E
Fortaleza	Mon 10:44 AM	1905 km	1184 miles	1028 nm	SW