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 16:12:00 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 16:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 22'	North
Longitude:	63° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.78 meters/second, 1648.0 km/hour, 1024.0 miles/hour or 889.8 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"	17.07 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.07 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.3"	1024.01 mi	west	0° 00' 54.0"	1.03 mi	north	1023.99 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 41.3"	4.20 mi	west	0° 21' 32.9"	24.68 mi	north	25.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 16:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 49'	South
Longitude:	147° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.70 meters/second, 1543.3 km/hour, 959.0 miles/hour or 833.3 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' 28.6"	15.98 mi	west	0° 00' 08.0"	0.15 mi	north	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 46.6"	958.82 mi	west	0° 08' 08.9"	9.34 mi	north	959.21 mi
24 hours	12° 06' 13.8"	801.55 mi	east	3° 35' 36.8"	247.09 mi	north	845.49 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
Ciudad Guayana	Fri 11:42 AM	123 km	77 miles	67 nm	SSE
Cumaná	Fri 11:42 AM	167 km	104 miles	90 nm	NW
Port of Spain	Fri 12:12 PM	231 km	143 miles	125 nm	NE
Saint George's	Fri 12:12 PM	339 km	211 miles	183 nm	NNE
Caracas	Fri 11:42 AM	426 km	265 miles	230 nm	WNW
Kingstown	Fri 12:12 PM	471 km	293 miles	254 nm	NNE
Maracay	Fri 11:42 AM	482 km	300 miles	260 nm	WNW
Valencia	Fri 11:42 AM	536 km	333 miles	289 nm	W
Vieux Fort	Fri 12:12 PM	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	NNE
Bridgetown	Fri 12:12 PM	568 km	353 miles	307 nm	NE