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 Friday, April 13, 2012 at 07:00:00 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 Friday, April 13, 2012 at 07:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 13'	North
Longitude:	74° 51'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.96 meters/second, 1648.6 km/hour, 1024.4 miles/hour or 890.2 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"	17.07 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.07 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.3"	1024.42 mi	west	0° 00' 54.2"	1.03 mi	north	1024.40 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 43.4"	4.24 mi	west	0° 21' 36.4"	24.75 mi	north	25.11 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 07:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 00'	South
Longitude:	14° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.54 meters/second, 1532.0 km/hour, 951.9 miles/hour or 827.2 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' 27.8"	15.87 mi	west	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	north	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 58.0"	951.75 mi	west	0° 07' 20.7"	8.42 mi	north	952.12 mi
24 hours	12° 24' 46.2"	816.72 mi	east	3° 19' 19.2"	228.45 mi	north	854.99 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
Alappuzha	Fri 12:30 PM	167 km	104 miles	90 nm	E
Kochi	Fri 12:30 PM	179 km	111 miles	97 nm	ENE
Kottayam	Fri 12:30 PM	189 km	117 miles	102 nm	ENE
Kattoor	Fri 12:30 PM	194 km	120 miles	105 nm	NE
Kollam	Fri 12:30 PM	196 km	122 miles	106 nm	E
Thrissur	Fri 12:30 PM	208 km	129 miles	113 nm	NE
Ponnani	Fri 12:30 PM	209 km	130 miles	113 nm	NE
Pathanamthitta	Fri 12:30 PM	214 km	133 miles	115 nm	E
Painavu	Fri 12:30 PM	242 km	150 miles	130 nm	ENE
Thiruvananthapuram	Fri 12:30 PM	245 km	152 miles	132 nm	ESE