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 04:56:00 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 04:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 28'	North
Longitude:	105° 59'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.90 meters/second, 1652.0 km/hour, 1026.5 miles/hour or 892.0 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' 09.7"	1026.54 mi	west	0° 00' 55.0"	1.05 mi	north	1026.52 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 54.1"	4.45 mi	west	0° 21' 55.1"	25.11 mi	north	25.50 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 04:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 44'	South
Longitude:	11° 47'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.80 meters/second, 1489.7 km/hour, 925.6 miles/hour or 804.4 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' 23.9"	15.43 mi	west	0° 00' 01.1"	0.02 mi	north	15.43 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 00.6"	925.41 mi	west	0° 01' 15.4"	1.44 mi	north	925.47 mi
24 hours	14° 05' 31.8"	905.63 mi	east	1° 08' 46.9"	78.87 mi	north	912.58 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
Ho Chi Minh	Wed 11:56 AM	268 km	166 miles	144 nm	NNE
Sihanoukville	Wed 11:56 AM	360 km	224 miles	194 nm	NW
Phnom Penh	Wed 11:56 AM	364 km	226 miles	197 nm	NNW
Kuantan	Wed 12:56 PM	592 km	368 miles	320 nm	SSW
Battambang	Wed 11:56 AM	596 km	370 miles	322 nm	NNW
Hat Yai	Wed 11:56 AM	628 km	391 miles	339 nm	WSW
Ipoh	Wed 12:56 PM	686 km	426 miles	370 nm	SW
Pakse	Wed 11:56 AM	737 km	458 miles	398 nm	N
Kuala Lumpur	Wed 12:56 PM	756 km	470 miles	408 nm	SW
Johor Bahru	Wed 12:56 PM	812 km	505 miles	438 nm	SSW