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 10:12:00 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 Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 10:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 38'	North
Longitude:	26° 46'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.42 meters/second, 1646.7 km/hour, 1023.2 miles/hour or 889.1 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"	17.05 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.05 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.2"	1023.20 mi	west	0° 00' 53.8"	1.03 mi	north	1023.18 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 37.2"	4.12 mi	west	0° 21' 25.8"	24.55 mi	north	24.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 10:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 11'	South
Longitude:	48° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.93 meters/second, 1565.7 km/hour, 972.9 miles/hour or 845.4 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' 30.2"	16.22 mi	west	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	north	16.22 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 16.5"	972.80 mi	west	0° 09' 25.9"	10.81 mi	north	973.19 mi
24 hours	11° 33' 07.1"	774.82 mi	east	4° 00' 58.2"	276.09 mi	north	828.37 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
Wau	Sat 1:12 PM	252 km	157 miles	136 nm	SSE
Malakal	Sat 1:12 PM	537 km	334 miles	290 nm	E
Juba	Sat 1:12 PM	750 km	466 miles	405 nm	SE
Khartoum	Sat 1:12 PM	910 km	566 miles	491 nm	NE
Sarh	Sat 11:12 AM	923 km	573 miles	498 nm	W
Gulu	Sat 1:12 PM	973 km	605 miles	526 nm	SE
Bangui	Sat 11:12 AM	1078 km	670 miles	582 nm	WSW
Kampala	Sat 1:12 PM	1214 km	755 miles	656 nm	SSE
Ndjamena	Sat 11:12 AM	1310 km	814 miles	707 nm	WNW
Addis Ababa	Sat 1:12 PM	1318 km	819 miles	712 nm	E