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 16:42:00 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 16:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 44'	North
Longitude:	70° 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' 09.1"	1022.91 mi	west	0° 00' 53.6"	1.02 mi	north	1022.88 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 35.8"	4.09 mi	west	0° 21' 23.2"	24.50 mi	north	24.84 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 16:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 09'	South
Longitude:	142° 33'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.09 meters/second, 1573.5 km/hour, 977.7 miles/hour or 849.6 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' 30.7"	16.30 mi	west	0° 00' 09.8"	0.19 mi	north	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 46.4"	977.65 mi	west	0° 09' 48.4"	11.24 mi	north	978.04 mi
24 hours	11° 22' 27.4"	766.26 mi	east	4° 08' 08.2"	284.27 mi	north	822.69 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
Ciudad Ojeda	Sat 12:12 PM	71 km	44 miles	38 nm	NW
Maracaibo	Sat 12:12 PM	147 km	91 miles	79 nm	NW
Barquisimeto	Sat 12:12 PM	162 km	101 miles	88 nm	ENE
Cúcuta	Sat 11:42 AM	279 km	174 miles	151 nm	SW
Valencia	Sat 12:12 PM	308 km	191 miles	166 nm	E
Oranjestad	Sat 12:42 PM	318 km	198 miles	172 nm	NNE
Willemstad	Sat 12:42 PM	329 km	205 miles	178 nm	NE
Maracay	Sat 12:12 PM	366 km	227 miles	197 nm	E
Bucaramanga	Sat 11:42 AM	392 km	243 miles	211 nm	SW
Caracas	Sat 12:12 PM	431 km	268 miles	233 nm	ENE