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 16:26:00 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 16:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 43'	North
Longitude:	66° 45'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.29 meters/second, 1646.2 km/hour, 1022.9 miles/hour or 888.9 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' 09.0"	1022.92 mi	west	0° 00' 53.7"	1.02 mi	north	1022.90 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 35.9"	4.09 mi	west	0° 21' 23.3"	24.50 mi	north	24.84 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 16:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 12'	South
Longitude:	138° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.00 meters/second, 1573.2 km/hour, 977.5 miles/hour or 849.5 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' 30.6"	16.29 mi	west	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	north	16.29 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 45.2"	977.45 mi	west	0° 09' 47.5"	11.22 mi	north	977.84 mi
24 hours	11° 22' 52.8"	766.60 mi	east	4° 07' 51.7"	283.96 mi	north	822.92 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
Caracas	Sat 11:56 AM	87 km	54 miles	47 nm	N
Maracay	Sat 11:56 AM	104 km	65 miles	56 nm	NW
Valencia	Sat 11:56 AM	147 km	92 miles	80 nm	WNW
Barquisimeto	Sat 11:56 AM	283 km	176 miles	153 nm	W
Willemstad	Sat 12:26 PM	356 km	222 miles	192 nm	NW
Oranjestad	Sat 12:26 PM	467 km	290 miles	252 nm	NW
Maracaibo	Sat 11:56 AM	546 km	339 miles	295 nm	WNW
Port of Spain	Sat 12:26 PM	582 km	361 miles	314 nm	E
Saint George's	Sat 12:26 PM	606 km	377 miles	327 nm	ENE
Cúcuta	Sat 11:26 AM	666 km	414 miles	359 nm	WSW