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 09:26:00 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 09:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 32'	North
Longitude:	38° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.82 meters/second, 1651.7 km/hour, 1026.3 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"	1026.35 mi	west	0° 00' 54.8"	1.05 mi	north	1026.33 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 53.2"	4.43 mi	west	0° 21' 53.5"	25.08 mi	north	25.46 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 09:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 37'	South
Longitude:	76° 35'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.25 meters/second, 1491.3 km/hour, 926.7 miles/hour or 805.2 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' 24.2"	15.45 mi	west	0° 00' 01.8"	0.04 mi	north	15.45 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 16.7"	926.42 mi	west	0° 01' 54.5"	2.19 mi	north	926.52 mi
24 hours	13° 57' 43.9"	897.99 mi	east	1° 23' 16.8"	95.50 mi	north	907.23 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
Addis Ababa	Wed 12:26 PM	63 km	39 miles	34 nm	NNE
Adama	Wed 12:26 PM	89 km	55 miles	48 nm	E
Dire Dawa	Wed 12:26 PM	392 km	243 miles	211 nm	ENE
Ali Sabieh	Wed 12:26 PM	548 km	341 miles	296 nm	ENE
Mek'ele	Wed 12:26 PM	560 km	348 miles	302 nm	N
Tadjoura	Wed 12:26 PM	603 km	375 miles	326 nm	NE
Djibouti	Wed 12:26 PM	614 km	382 miles	332 nm	NE
Hargeisa	Wed 12:26 PM	626 km	389 miles	338 nm	E
Teseney	Wed 12:26 PM	754 km	469 miles	407 nm	NNW
Asmara	Wed 12:26 PM	754 km	469 miles	407 nm	N