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 16:44:00 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 16:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 54'	North
Longitude:	70° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.54 meters/second, 1654.3 km/hour, 1028.0 miles/hour or 893.3 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"	17.13 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.13 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.1"	1027.97 mi	west	0° 00' 55.5"	1.06 mi	north	1027.95 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 01.0"	4.59 mi	west	0° 22' 07.6"	25.34 mi	north	25.76 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 16:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 47'	South
Longitude:	149° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.02 meters/second, 1497.7 km/hour, 930.6 miles/hour or 808.7 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' 23.0"	15.51 mi	west	0° 00' 04.3"	0.08 mi	south	15.51 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 02.2"	930.36 mi	west	0° 04' 18.4"	4.94 mi	south	930.15 mi
24 hours	14° 44' 31.7"	953.51 mi	east	1° 00' 28.8"	69.36 mi	south	952.80 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
San Cristóbal	Mon 12:14 PM	147 km	91 miles	79 nm	W
Cúcuta	Mon 11:44 AM	176 km	109 miles	95 nm	W
Ciudad Ojeda	Mon 12:14 PM	244 km	152 miles	132 nm	N
Bucaramanga	Mon 11:44 AM	262 km	163 miles	141 nm	WSW
Barquisimeto	Mon 12:14 PM	297 km	184 miles	160 nm	NE
Maracaibo	Mon 12:14 PM	322 km	200 miles	174 nm	NNW
Valencia	Mon 12:14 PM	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	NE
Maracay	Mon 12:14 PM	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	NE
Bogota	Mon 11:44 AM	503 km	313 miles	272 nm	SW
Villavicencio	Mon 11:44 AM	513 km	318 miles	277 nm	SW