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 11:50:00 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 11:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 39'	North
Longitude:	2° 16'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.38 meters/second, 1646.6 km/hour, 1023.1 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"	1023.13 mi	west	0° 00' 53.6"	1.03 mi	north	1023.11 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 36.9"	4.11 mi	west	0° 21' 25.1"	24.54 mi	north	24.88 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 11:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 56'	South
Longitude:	71° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.48 meters/second, 1567.7 km/hour, 974.1 miles/hour or 846.5 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' 30.3"	16.24 mi	west	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	north	16.24 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 24.2"	974.03 mi	west	0° 09' 31.8"	10.92 mi	north	974.43 mi
24 hours	11° 30' 22.1"	772.61 mi	east	4° 02' 52.0"	278.25 mi	north	826.91 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
Parakou	Sat 12:50 PM	53 km	33 miles	28 nm	SE
Kara	Sat 11:50 AM	119 km	74 miles	64 nm	W
Sokodé	Sat 11:50 AM	144 km	90 miles	78 nm	WSW
Ibadan	Sat 12:50 PM	310 km	192 miles	167 nm	SE
Tamale	Sat 11:50 AM	343 km	213 miles	185 nm	W
Porto Novo	Sat 12:50 PM	353 km	220 miles	191 nm	S
Cotonou	Sat 12:50 PM	363 km	226 miles	196 nm	S
Lagos	Sat 12:50 PM	373 km	232 miles	201 nm	SSE
Lome	Sat 11:50 AM	406 km	253 miles	219 nm	SSW
Niamey	Sat 12:50 PM	427 km	265 miles	231 nm	N