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 17:18:00 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 17:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 44'	North
Longitude:	79° 45'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.27 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"	1022.88 mi	west	0° 00' 53.6"	1.02 mi	north	1022.86 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 35.6"	4.08 mi	west	0° 21' 22.9"	24.49 mi	north	24.83 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 17:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 03'	South
Longitude:	151° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.28 meters/second, 1574.2 km/hour, 978.2 miles/hour or 850.0 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' 09.7"	0.19 mi	north	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 49.0"	978.09 mi	west	0° 09' 50.2"	11.27 mi	north	978.48 mi
24 hours	11° 21' 30.6"	765.50 mi	east	4° 08' 44.8"	284.97 mi	north	822.18 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
Colón	Sat 12:18 PM	46 km	28 miles	25 nm	SSW
Panama	Sat 12:18 PM	86 km	53 miles	46 nm	SSE
David	Sat 12:18 PM	329 km	204 miles	177 nm	WSW
Cartagena	Sat 12:18 PM	466 km	289 miles	251 nm	E
San Jose	Sat 11:18 AM	476 km	296 miles	257 nm	W
Alajuela	Sat 11:18 AM	491 km	305 miles	265 nm	W
Barranquilla	Sat 12:18 PM	561 km	348 miles	303 nm	ENE
Medellin	Sat 12:18 PM	598 km	371 miles	323 nm	SE
Masaya	Sat 11:18 AM	737 km	458 miles	398 nm	WNW
Managua	Sat 11:18 AM	760 km	472 miles	411 nm	WNW