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 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 Friday, April 13, 2012 at 12:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 18'	North
Longitude:	8° 10'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.85 meters/second, 1648.3 km/hour, 1024.2 miles/hour or 890.0 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"	17.07 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.07 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.3"	1024.17 mi	west	0° 00' 54.0"	1.03 mi	north	1024.15 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 42.3"	4.22 mi	west	0° 21' 34.3"	24.71 mi	north	25.07 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 12:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 19'	South
Longitude:	94° 19'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.43 meters/second, 1538.7 km/hour, 956.1 miles/hour or 830.9 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' 28.4"	15.94 mi	west	0° 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	north	15.94 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 27.4"	955.97 mi	west	0° 07' 50.4"	8.99 mi	north	956.36 mi
24 hours	12° 13' 30.9"	807.49 mi	east	3° 29' 24.0"	239.98 mi	north	849.22 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	Fri 12:32 PM	186 km	116 miles	100 nm	SSW
Gbarnga	Fri 12:32 PM	293 km	182 miles	158 nm	SSW
Sikasso	Fri 12:32 PM	352 km	219 miles	190 nm	NE
Kenema	Fri 12:32 PM	368 km	229 miles	199 nm	WSW
Bamako	Fri 12:32 PM	370 km	230 miles	200 nm	N
Bouaké	Fri 12:32 PM	389 km	242 miles	210 nm	ESE
Kakata	Fri 12:32 PM	390 km	242 miles	210 nm	SW
Bo	Fri 12:32 PM	419 km	261 miles	226 nm	WSW
Yamoussoukro	Fri 12:32 PM	421 km	262 miles	227 nm	SE
Monrovia	Fri 12:32 PM	440 km	273 miles	238 nm	SW