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 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 03:32:00 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 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 03:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 26'	North
Longitude:	126° 59'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.93 meters/second, 1652.1 km/hour, 1026.6 miles/hour or 892.1 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"	17.11 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.11 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.9"	1026.59 mi	west	0° 00' 55.0"	1.05 mi	north	1026.57 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 54.3"	4.45 mi	west	0° 21' 55.6"	25.12 mi	north	25.51 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 03:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 46'	South
Longitude:	8° 23'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.69 meters/second, 1489.3 km/hour, 925.4 miles/hour or 804.2 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' 23.8"	15.42 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 56.0"	925.16 mi	west	0° 01' 03.0"	1.20 mi	north	925.22 mi
24 hours	14° 07' 51.0"	907.95 mi	east	1° 04' 10.5"	73.59 mi	north	914.24 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
Davao	Wed 11:32 AM	214 km	133 miles	115 nm	SW
Cagayan de Oro	Wed 11:32 AM	257 km	159 miles	139 nm	W
Marawi City	Wed 11:32 AM	300 km	187 miles	162 nm	W
Cebu City	Wed 11:32 AM	395 km	245 miles	213 nm	WNW
Bacolod	Wed 11:32 AM	504 km	313 miles	272 nm	WNW
Iloilo City	Wed 11:32 AM	545 km	339 miles	294 nm	WNW
Manado	Wed 11:32 AM	804 km	500 miles	434 nm	SSW
Ternate	Wed 12:32 PM	846 km	526 miles	457 nm	S
Melekeok	Wed 12:32 PM	849 km	528 miles	458 nm	E
Sofifi	Wed 12:32 PM	854 km	531 miles	461 nm	S