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 13:28:00 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 13:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 19'	North
Longitude:	22° 10'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.83 meters/second, 1648.2 km/hour, 1024.1 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' 09.4"	1024.13 mi	west	0° 00' 54.0"	1.03 mi	north	1024.11 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 42.0"	4.21 mi	west	0° 21' 34.0"	24.71 mi	north	25.06 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 13:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 11'	South
Longitude:	107° 49'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.75 meters/second, 1539.9 km/hour, 956.8 miles/hour or 831.5 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"	15.95 mi	west	0° 00' 07.9"	0.15 mi	north	15.95 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 32.3"	956.70 mi	west	0° 07' 55.2"	9.08 mi	north	957.08 mi
24 hours	12° 11' 38.7"	805.96 mi	east	3° 31' 00.9"	241.83 mi	north	848.26 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
Praia	Fri 12:28 PM	636 km	395 miles	344 nm	NNW
Serekunda	Fri 1:28 PM	753 km	468 miles	407 nm	NE
Banjul	Fri 1:28 PM	763 km	474 miles	412 nm	NE
Bissau	Fri 1:28 PM	774 km	481 miles	418 nm	ENE
Dakar	Fri 1:28 PM	786 km	488 miles	424 nm	NE
Thiès	Fri 1:28 PM	833 km	517 miles	450 nm	NE
Farafenni	Fri 1:28 PM	858 km	533 miles	463 nm	NE
Bafatá	Fri 1:28 PM	881 km	547 miles	476 nm	ENE
Boké	Fri 1:28 PM	882 km	548 miles	476 nm	ENE
Mindelo	Fri 12:28 PM	891 km	554 miles	481 nm	NNW