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 Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 03:22:00 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 Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 03:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 32'	North
Longitude:	129° 17'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.56 meters/second, 1647.2 km/hour, 1023.5 miles/hour or 889.4 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"	17.06 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.06 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.2"	1023.51 mi	west	0° 00' 53.9"	1.03 mi	north	1023.49 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 38.8"	4.15 mi	west	0° 21' 28.5"	24.60 mi	north	24.95 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 03:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 14'	South
Longitude:	50° 50'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.58 meters/second, 1557.3 km/hour, 967.7 miles/hour or 840.9 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' 29.7"	16.13 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	north	16.13 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 43.5"	967.54 mi	west	0° 08' 59.2"	10.30 mi	north	967.94 mi
24 hours	11° 45' 06.7"	784.46 mi	east	3° 52' 19.3"	266.20 mi	north	834.63 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
Davao	Sat 11:22 AM	488 km	303 miles	263 nm	WSW
Cagayan de Oro	Sat 11:22 AM	523 km	325 miles	282 nm	WSW
Marawi City	Sat 11:22 AM	575 km	358 miles	311 nm	WSW
Cebu City	Sat 11:22 AM	597 km	371 miles	322 nm	W
Melekeok	Sat 12:22 PM	629 km	391 miles	339 nm	ESE
Bacolod	Sat 11:22 AM	704 km	438 miles	380 nm	W
Ternate	Sat 12:22 PM	988 km	614 miles	533 nm	SSW
Sofifi	Sat 12:22 PM	990 km	615 miles	535 nm	S
Manado	Sat 11:22 AM	1016 km	631 miles	549 nm	SSW
Quezon	Sat 11:22 AM	1063 km	661 miles	574 nm	WNW