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 10:36:00 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 10:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 55'	North
Longitude:	20° 54'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.35 meters/second, 1650.1 km/hour, 1025.3 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"	1025.30 mi	west	0° 00' 54.5"	1.04 mi	north	1025.28 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 47.9"	4.33 mi	west	0° 21' 44.1"	24.90 mi	north	25.27 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 10:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 08'	South
Longitude:	79° 28'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.27 meters/second, 1509.4 km/hour, 937.9 miles/hour or 815.0 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' 26.1"	15.63 mi	west	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	north	15.63 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 10.3"	937.67 mi	west	0° 05' 12.1"	5.96 mi	north	937.95 mi
24 hours	13° 07' 42.8"	852.78 mi	east	2° 34' 38.7"	177.29 mi	north	877.58 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
Sarh	Thu 11:36 AM	277 km	172 miles	150 nm	W
Bambari	Thu 11:36 AM	349 km	217 miles	189 nm	S
Moundou	Thu 11:36 AM	532 km	331 miles	287 nm	W
Bangui	Thu 11:36 AM	566 km	351 miles	305 nm	SSW
Bimbo	Thu 11:36 AM	584 km	363 miles	316 nm	SSW
Ndjamena	Thu 11:36 AM	731 km	454 miles	395 nm	WNW
Berbérati	Thu 11:36 AM	764 km	475 miles	412 nm	SW
Wau	Thu 1:36 PM	793 km	493 miles	428 nm	E
Yaoundé	Thu 11:36 AM	1179 km	732 miles	637 nm	WSW
Juba	Thu 1:36 PM	1264 km	786 miles	683 nm	ESE