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 16:50:00 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 16:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 00'	North
Longitude:	72° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.23 meters/second, 1649.6 km/hour, 1025.0 miles/hour or 890.7 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' 09.4"	1025.03 mi	west	0° 00' 54.4"	1.04 mi	north	1025.01 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 46.5"	4.30 mi	west	0° 21' 41.9"	24.86 mi	north	25.22 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 16:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 34'	South
Longitude:	169° 28'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.04 meters/second, 1515.7 km/hour, 941.8 miles/hour or 818.4 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"	15.70 mi	west	0° 00' 05.9"	0.11 mi	north	15.70 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 42.7"	941.64 mi	west	0° 05' 54.6"	6.78 mi	north	941.95 mi
24 hours	12° 54' 30.6"	841.52 mi	east	2° 49' 34.1"	194.38 mi	north	870.49 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
Cúcuta	Thu 11:50 AM	121 km	75 miles	65 nm	S
San Cristóbal	Thu 12:20 PM	143 km	89 miles	77 nm	SSE
Ciudad Ojeda	Thu 12:20 PM	189 km	117 miles	102 nm	NE
Bucaramanga	Thu 11:50 AM	216 km	134 miles	117 nm	SSW
Maracaibo	Thu 12:20 PM	220 km	137 miles	119 nm	NNE
Barranquilla	Thu 11:50 AM	340 km	212 miles	184 nm	NW
Cartagena	Thu 11:50 AM	357 km	222 miles	193 nm	WNW
Barquisimeto	Thu 12:20 PM	382 km	238 miles	206 nm	ENE
Medellin	Thu 11:50 AM	448 km	279 miles	242 nm	SW
Oranjestad	Thu 12:50 PM	483 km	300 miles	261 nm	NE