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 04:36:00 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 04:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 33'	North
Longitude:	110° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.53 meters/second, 1647.1 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"	1023.46 mi	west	0° 00' 53.9"	1.03 mi	north	1023.43 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 38.5"	4.14 mi	west	0° 21' 27.9"	24.59 mi	north	24.94 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 03'	South
Longitude:	32° 58'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.01 meters/second, 1558.8 km/hour, 968.6 miles/hour or 841.7 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"	16.14 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	north	16.14 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 49.6"	968.50 mi	west	0° 09' 04.2"	10.40 mi	north	968.89 mi
24 hours	11° 42' 53.4"	782.67 mi	east	3° 53' 58.2"	268.08 mi	north	833.47 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
Ho Chi Minh	Sat 11:36 AM	466 km	290 miles	252 nm	WNW
Kuala Belait	Sat 12:36 PM	667 km	415 miles	360 nm	SE
Miri	Sat 12:36 PM	670 km	416 miles	362 nm	SSE
Pekan Tutong	Sat 12:36 PM	676 km	420 miles	365 nm	SE
Phnom Penh	Sat 11:36 AM	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	WNW
Bandar Seri Begawan	Sat 12:36 PM	688 km	427 miles	371 nm	SE
Pakse	Sat 11:36 AM	821 km	510 miles	443 nm	NW
Kuching	Sat 12:36 PM	884 km	550 miles	478 nm	S
Battambang	Sat 11:36 AM	917 km	570 miles	495 nm	WNW
Savannakhet	Sat 11:36 AM	1015 km	631 miles	548 nm	NW