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 12:32:00 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 Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 12:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 57'	North
Longitude:	8° 06'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.31 meters/second, 1649.9 km/hour, 1025.2 miles/hour or 890.9 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"	1025.22 mi	west	0° 00' 54.5"	1.04 mi	north	1025.20 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 47.4"	4.32 mi	west	0° 21' 43.5"	24.89 mi	north	25.26 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 12:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 58'	South
Longitude:	107° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.80 meters/second, 1511.3 km/hour, 939.1 miles/hour or 816.0 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' 26.3"	15.65 mi	west	0° 00' 05.3"	0.10 mi	north	15.65 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 20.3"	938.86 mi	west	0° 05' 25.5"	6.22 mi	north	939.15 mi
24 hours	13° 03' 37.5"	849.28 mi	east	2° 39' 23.5"	182.73 mi	north	875.37 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
Nzérékoré	Thu 12:32 PM	153 km	95 miles	83 nm	SSW
Gbarnga	Thu 12:32 PM	263 km	163 miles	142 nm	SW
Kenema	Thu 12:32 PM	359 km	223 miles	194 nm	WSW
Kakata	Thu 12:32 PM	364 km	226 miles	196 nm	SW
Bouaké	Thu 12:32 PM	366 km	227 miles	198 nm	ESE
Sikasso	Thu 12:32 PM	374 km	232 miles	202 nm	NE
Yamoussoukro	Thu 12:32 PM	390 km	243 miles	211 nm	SE
Bamako	Thu 12:32 PM	410 km	255 miles	221 nm	N
Bo	Thu 12:32 PM	414 km	257 miles	223 nm	WSW
Monrovia	Thu 12:32 PM	416 km	258 miles	225 nm	SW