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 17:40:00 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 17:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 17'	North
Longitude:	84° 60'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.10 meters/second, 1652.8 km/hour, 1027.0 miles/hour or 892.4 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"	17.12 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.12 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.9"	1026.99 mi	west	0° 00' 55.0"	1.05 mi	north	1026.97 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 56.2"	4.49 mi	west	0° 21' 59.1"	25.18 mi	north	25.58 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 17:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 48'	South
Longitude:	150° 25'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.36 meters/second, 1488.1 km/hour, 924.7 miles/hour or 803.5 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' 23.4"	15.41 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	south	15.41 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 28.2"	924.42 mi	west	0° 00' 26.1"	0.50 mi	south	924.39 mi
24 hours	14° 22' 37.4"	923.51 mi	east	0° 30' 33.5"	35.05 mi	north	925.80 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 Jose	Tue 11:40 AM	208 km	129 miles	112 nm	NNE
Alajuela	Tue 11:40 AM	209 km	130 miles	113 nm	NNE
David	Tue 12:40 PM	283 km	176 miles	153 nm	E
Masaya	Tue 11:40 AM	425 km	264 miles	230 nm	NNW
Managua	Tue 11:40 AM	449 km	279 miles	242 nm	NNW
Panama	Tue 12:40 PM	607 km	377 miles	328 nm	E
San Miguel	Tue 11:40 AM	671 km	417 miles	363 nm	NNW
Tegucigalpa	Tue 11:40 AM	686 km	426 miles	370 nm	NNW
San Salvador	Tue 11:40 AM	754 km	469 miles	407 nm	NW
Santa Ana	Tue 11:40 AM	804 km	499 miles	434 nm	NW