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 15:50:00 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 15:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 59'	North
Longitude:	57° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.25 meters/second, 1649.7 km/hour, 1025.1 miles/hour or 890.8 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"	1025.07 mi	west	0° 00' 54.4"	1.04 mi	north	1025.05 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 46.7"	4.31 mi	west	0° 21' 42.3"	24.86 mi	north	25.23 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 15:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 40'	South
Longitude:	155° 02'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.74 meters/second, 1514.7 km/hour, 941.2 miles/hour or 817.9 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' 26.6"	15.69 mi	west	0° 00' 05.6"	0.11 mi	north	15.69 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 37.3"	940.98 mi	west	0° 05' 47.10"	6.65 mi	north	941.28 mi
24 hours	12° 56' 37.9"	843.31 mi	east	2° 47' 14.9"	191.72 mi	north	871.61 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
Georgetown	Thu 11:50 AM	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	SSW
New Amsterdam	Thu 11:50 AM	304 km	189 miles	164 nm	S
Linden	Thu 11:50 AM	336 km	209 miles	181 nm	SSW
Nieuw Nickerie	Thu 12:50 PM	345 km	214 miles	186 nm	SSE
Scarborough	Thu 11:50 AM	419 km	260 miles	226 nm	NW
Paramaribo	Thu 12:50 PM	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	SE
San Fernando	Thu 11:50 AM	446 km	277 miles	241 nm	WNW
Chaguanas	Thu 11:50 AM	449 km	279 miles	243 nm	WNW
Port of Spain	Thu 11:50 AM	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	WNW
Bridgetown	Thu 11:50 AM	504 km	313 miles	272 nm	NNW