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 08:46:00 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 08:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 31'	North
Longitude:	48° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.83 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' 09.8"	1026.38 mi	west	0° 00' 54.8"	1.05 mi	north	1026.36 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 53.3"	4.43 mi	west	0° 21' 53.6"	25.08 mi	north	25.47 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 39'	South
Longitude:	66° 59'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.18 meters/second, 1491.0 km/hour, 926.5 miles/hour or 805.1 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' 24.2"	15.44 mi	west	0° 00' 01.7"	0.03 mi	north	15.44 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 14.2"	926.25 mi	west	0° 01' 48.7"	2.08 mi	north	926.35 mi
24 hours	13° 58' 55.1"	899.13 mi	east	1° 21' 09.8"	93.07 mi	north	908.03 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 11:46 AM	316 km	196 miles	170 nm	NNE
Hargeisa	Wed 11:46 AM	497 km	309 miles	269 nm	WNW
Aden	Wed 11:46 AM	609 km	379 miles	329 nm	NW
Djibouti	Wed 11:46 AM	675 km	419 miles	364 nm	WNW
Ali Sabieh	Wed 11:46 AM	696 km	432 miles	376 nm	WNW
Tadjoura	Wed 11:46 AM	711 km	442 miles	384 nm	WNW
Dire Dawa	Wed 11:46 AM	736 km	457 miles	397 nm	W
Mogadishu	Wed 11:46 AM	796 km	495 miles	430 nm	SSW
Sana	Wed 11:46 AM	888 km	552 miles	480 nm	NNW
Adama	Wed 11:46 AM	1012 km	629 miles	547 nm	W