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 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 12:48:00 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 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 12:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 13'	North
Longitude:	11° 59'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.19 meters/second, 1653.1 km/hour, 1027.2 miles/hour or 892.6 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"	17.12 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.12 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.0"	1027.19 mi	west	0° 00' 55.1"	1.05 mi	north	1027.17 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 57.1"	4.51 mi	west	0° 22' 00.8"	25.21 mi	north	25.61 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 12:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 44'	South
Longitude:	139° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.49 meters/second, 1488.6 km/hour, 925.0 miles/hour or 803.8 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' 23.2"	15.42 mi	west	0° 00' 01.2"	0.02 mi	south	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 18.1"	924.70 mi	west	0° 01' 11.1"	1.36 mi	south	924.63 mi
24 hours	14° 28' 45.3"	930.53 mi	east	0° 13' 19.8"	15.29 mi	north	931.37 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
Bo	Tue 12:48 PM	39 km	24 miles	21 nm	SE
Kenema	Tue 12:48 PM	95 km	59 miles	51 nm	ESE
Freetown	Tue 12:48 PM	142 km	88 miles	77 nm	WNW
Conakry	Tue 12:48 PM	238 km	148 miles	129 nm	NW
Monrovia	Tue 12:48 PM	247 km	153 miles	133 nm	SSE
Kakata	Tue 12:48 PM	259 km	161 miles	140 nm	SE
Gbarnga	Tue 12:48 PM	308 km	191 miles	166 nm	ESE
Nzérékoré	Tue 12:48 PM	352 km	219 miles	190 nm	E
Boké	Tue 12:48 PM	393 km	244 miles	212 nm	NW
Gabú	Tue 12:48 PM	513 km	319 miles	277 nm	NNW