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 10:56:00 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 10:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 33'	North
Longitude:	15° 58'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.79 meters/second, 1651.6 km/hour, 1026.3 miles/hour or 891.8 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"	1026.29 mi	west	0° 00' 54.9"	1.05 mi	north	1026.27 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 52.8"	4.43 mi	west	0° 21' 52.9"	25.07 mi	north	25.45 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 10:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 34'	South
Longitude:	98° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.44 meters/second, 1492.0 km/hour, 927.1 miles/hour or 805.6 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' 24.3"	15.45 mi	west	0° 00' 02.1"	0.04 mi	north	15.45 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 22.4"	926.83 mi	west	0° 02' 07.3"	2.43 mi	north	926.95 mi
24 hours	13° 55' 01.8"	895.39 mi	east	1° 28' 00.2"	100.91 mi	north	905.45 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
Moundou	Wed 11:56 AM	12 km	8 miles	7 nm	E
Sarh	Wed 11:56 AM	275 km	171 miles	148 nm	ENE
Garoua	Wed 11:56 AM	294 km	182 miles	159 nm	WNW
Ndjamena	Wed 11:56 AM	406 km	252 miles	219 nm	NNW
Berbérati	Wed 11:56 AM	475 km	295 miles	257 nm	S
Bangui	Wed 11:56 AM	545 km	339 miles	294 nm	SSE
Bimbo	Wed 11:56 AM	547 km	340 miles	295 nm	SSE
Bambari	Wed 11:56 AM	605 km	376 miles	327 nm	ESE
Bamenda	Wed 11:56 AM	703 km	437 miles	380 nm	WSW
Yaoundé	Wed 11:56 AM	716 km	445 miles	386 nm	SW