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 09:10:00 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 09:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 53'	North
Longitude:	42° 24'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.38 meters/second, 1650.2 km/hour, 1025.4 miles/hour or 891.0 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' 09.5"	1025.36 mi	west	0° 00' 54.5"	1.04 mi	north	1025.34 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 48.1"	4.33 mi	west	0° 21' 44.8"	24.91 mi	north	25.28 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 09:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 15'	South
Longitude:	58° 46'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.89 meters/second, 1508.0 km/hour, 937.0 miles/hour or 814.2 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' 25.9"	15.62 mi	west	0° 00' 05.0"	0.10 mi	north	15.62 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 03.0"	936.82 mi	west	0° 05' 02.0"	5.77 mi	north	937.09 mi
24 hours	13° 10' 44.0"	855.39 mi	east	2° 31' 03.3"	173.17 mi	north	879.23 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
Dire Dawa	Thu 12:10 PM	98 km	61 miles	53 nm	NW
Hargeisa	Thu 12:10 PM	197 km	123 miles	107 nm	ENE
Ali Sabieh	Thu 12:10 PM	253 km	157 miles	136 nm	N
Djibouti	Thu 12:10 PM	309 km	192 miles	167 nm	NNE
Tadjoura	Thu 12:10 PM	325 km	202 miles	175 nm	N
Adama	Thu 12:10 PM	346 km	215 miles	187 nm	W
Addis Ababa	Thu 12:10 PM	401 km	249 miles	217 nm	W
Aden	Thu 12:10 PM	521 km	323 miles	281 nm	NNE
Mek'ele	Thu 12:10 PM	601 km	374 miles	325 nm	NNW
Sana	Thu 12:10 PM	745 km	463 miles	402 nm	NNE