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 13:08:00 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 13:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 35'	North
Longitude:	17° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.75 meters/second, 1651.5 km/hour, 1026.2 miles/hour or 891.7 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"	17.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.10 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.7"	1026.20 mi	west	0° 00' 54.8"	1.05 mi	north	1026.18 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 52.4"	4.42 mi	west	0° 21' 52.0"	25.05 mi	north	25.44 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 13:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 30'	South
Longitude:	129° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.73 meters/second, 1493.0 km/hour, 927.7 miles/hour or 806.2 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' 24.5"	15.46 mi	west	0° 00' 02.3"	0.05 mi	north	15.46 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 31.0"	927.50 mi	west	0° 02' 25.9"	2.79 mi	north	927.63 mi
24 hours	13° 50' 58.7"	891.55 mi	east	1° 34' 50.0"	108.74 mi	north	902.83 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
Conakry	Wed 1:08 PM	380 km	236 miles	205 nm	ENE
Bissau	Wed 1:08 PM	396 km	246 miles	214 nm	NNE
Boké	Wed 1:08 PM	399 km	248 miles	215 nm	NE
Freetown	Wed 1:08 PM	420 km	261 miles	227 nm	E
Bafatá	Wed 1:08 PM	475 km	295 miles	257 nm	NNE
Gabú	Wed 1:08 PM	512 km	318 miles	277 nm	NE
Serekunda	Wed 1:08 PM	538 km	334 miles	291 nm	N
Banjul	Wed 1:08 PM	540 km	336 miles	292 nm	N
Farafenni	Wed 1:08 PM	574 km	357 miles	310 nm	NNE
Bo	Wed 1:08 PM	589 km	366 miles	318 nm	E