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 15:32:00 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 15:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 37'	North
Longitude:	53° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.71 meters/second, 1651.3 km/hour, 1026.1 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' 09.8"	1026.10 mi	west	0° 00' 54.7"	1.05 mi	north	1026.08 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 51.8"	4.41 mi	west	0° 21' 51.3"	25.03 mi	north	25.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 15:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 24'	South
Longitude:	164° 28'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.10 meters/second, 1494.4 km/hour, 928.6 miles/hour or 806.9 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' 24.6"	15.48 mi	west	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	north	15.48 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 40.7"	928.32 mi	west	0° 02' 45.8"	3.17 mi	north	928.47 mi
24 hours	13° 46' 27.3"	887.31 mi	east	1° 42' 08.5"	117.12 mi	north	899.97 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
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Wed 12:32 PM	362 km	225 miles	195 nm	SSW
Paramaribo	Wed 12:32 PM	388 km	241 miles	210 nm	SW
Cayenne	Wed 12:32 PM	416 km	258 miles	224 nm	S
Nieuw Nickerie	Wed 12:32 PM	527 km	327 miles	284 nm	SW
New Amsterdam	Wed 11:32 AM	559 km	347 miles	302 nm	WSW
Georgetown	Wed 11:32 AM	598 km	372 miles	323 nm	WSW
Linden	Wed 11:32 AM	644 km	400 miles	348 nm	WSW
Bridgetown	Wed 11:32 AM	872 km	542 miles	471 nm	NW
Scarborough	Wed 11:32 AM	889 km	552 miles	480 nm	WNW
Chaguanas	Wed 11:32 AM	941 km	585 miles	508 nm	WNW