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 Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 04:36:00 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 Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 49'	North
Longitude:	110° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.46 meters/second, 1650.5 km/hour, 1025.6 miles/hour or 891.2 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"	17.09 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.09 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.6"	1025.55 mi	west	0° 00' 54.6"	1.04 mi	north	1025.53 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 49.1"	4.35 mi	west	0° 21' 46.5"	24.94 mi	north	25.32 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 37'	South
Longitude:	7° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.74 meters/second, 1503.8 km/hour, 934.4 miles/hour or 812.0 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' 25.5"	15.57 mi	west	0° 00' 04.3"	0.08 mi	north	15.58 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 40.4"	934.23 mi	west	0° 04' 28.7"	5.13 mi	north	934.48 mi
24 hours	13° 20' 17.1"	863.71 mi	east	2° 19' 13.4"	159.62 mi	north	884.54 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
Ho Chi Minh	Thu 11:36 AM	508 km	316 miles	274 nm	WNW
Kuala Belait	Thu 12:36 PM	595 km	370 miles	321 nm	SE
Miri	Thu 12:36 PM	596 km	370 miles	322 nm	SE
Pekan Tutong	Thu 12:36 PM	607 km	377 miles	328 nm	SE
Bandar Seri Begawan	Thu 12:36 PM	621 km	386 miles	335 nm	SE
Kota Kinabalu	Thu 12:36 PM	651 km	404 miles	351 nm	ESE
Phnom Penh	Thu 11:36 AM	724 km	450 miles	391 nm	WNW
Kuching	Thu 12:36 PM	806 km	501 miles	435 nm	S
Pakse	Thu 11:36 AM	892 km	554 miles	482 nm	NW
Battambang	Thu 11:36 AM	967 km	601 miles	522 nm	WNW