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 18:08:00 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 18:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 45'	North
Longitude:	92° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.26 meters/second, 1646.1 km/hour, 1022.9 miles/hour or 888.8 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"	1022.84 mi	west	0° 00' 53.6"	1.02 mi	north	1022.82 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 35.4"	4.08 mi	west	0° 21' 22.6"	24.49 mi	north	24.83 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 18:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 55'	South
Longitude:	163° 21'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.55 meters/second, 1575.2 km/hour, 978.8 miles/hour or 850.5 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' 30.7"	16.31 mi	west	0° 00' 09.8"	0.19 mi	north	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 52.8"	978.69 mi	west	0° 09' 52.9"	11.32 mi	north	979.08 mi
24 hours	11° 20' 12.5"	764.46 mi	east	4° 09' 34.9"	285.93 mi	north	821.48 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
Escuintla	Sat 12:08 PM	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	NNE
San Salvador	Sat 12:08 PM	549 km	341 miles	297 nm	NE
Santa Ana	Sat 12:08 PM	554 km	344 miles	299 nm	NNE
Guatemala	Sat 12:08 PM	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	NNE
San Miguel	Sat 12:08 PM	606 km	377 miles	327 nm	NE
Managua	Sat 12:08 PM	706 km	439 miles	381 nm	ENE
Masaya	Sat 12:08 PM	716 km	445 miles	387 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Sat 12:08 PM	727 km	452 miles	392 nm	NE
Tuxtla Gutierrez *	Sat 1:08 PM	781 km	485 miles	422 nm	N
Choloma	Sat 12:08 PM	799 km	496 miles	431 nm	NE