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 08:22:00 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 08:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 31'	North
Longitude:	54° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.84 meters/second, 1651.8 km/hour, 1026.4 miles/hour or 891.9 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"	1026.40 mi	west	0° 00' 54.9"	1.05 mi	north	1026.38 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 53.4"	4.44 mi	west	0° 21' 53.8"	25.08 mi	north	25.47 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 39'	South
Longitude:	61° 13'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.13 meters/second, 1490.9 km/hour, 926.4 miles/hour or 805.0 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' 24.1"	15.44 mi	west	0° 00' 01.7"	0.03 mi	north	15.44 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 12.7"	926.15 mi	west	0° 01' 45.3"	2.01 mi	north	926.24 mi
24 hours	13° 59' 37.5"	899.82 mi	east	1° 19' 53.2"	91.61 mi	north	908.50 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
Bosaso	Wed 11:22 AM	656 km	407 miles	354 nm	WNW
Salalah	Wed 12:22 PM	941 km	585 miles	508 nm	N
Aden	Wed 11:22 AM	1140 km	709 miles	616 nm	WNW
Mogadishu	Wed 11:22 AM	1239 km	770 miles	669 nm	SW
Djibouti	Wed 11:22 AM	1287 km	800 miles	695 nm	WNW
Sana	Wed 11:22 AM	1348 km	838 miles	728 nm	NW
Victoria	Wed 12:22 PM	1457 km	905 miles	787 nm	S
Muscat	Wed 12:22 PM	1726 km	1072 miles	932 nm	NNE
Addis Ababa	Wed 11:22 AM	1730 km	1075 miles	934 nm	W
Abu Dhabi	Wed 12:22 PM	1764 km	1096 miles	952 nm	N