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 Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 03:20:00 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 Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 03:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 53'	North
Longitude:	129° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.07 meters/second, 1645.4 km/hour, 1022.4 miles/hour or 888.5 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"	17.04 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.04 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.9"	1022.42 mi	west	0° 00' 53.5"	1.02 mi	north	1022.39 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 33.2"	4.04 mi	west	0° 21' 18.8"	24.42 mi	north	24.75 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 03:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 22'	South
Longitude:	63° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.42 meters/second, 1585.5 km/hour, 985.2 miles/hour or 856.1 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' 31.5"	16.42 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	north	16.42 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 31.4"	985.12 mi	west	0° 10' 19.5"	11.83 mi	north	985.48 mi
24 hours	11° 06' 42.4"	753.64 mi	east	4° 17' 44.6"	295.25 mi	north	814.01 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
Davao	Sun 11:20 AM	550 km	342 miles	297 nm	SW
Cagayan de Oro	Sun 11:20 AM	579 km	360 miles	313 nm	WSW
Melekeok	Sun 12:20 PM	600 km	373 miles	324 nm	ESE
Marawi City	Sun 11:20 AM	633 km	394 miles	342 nm	WSW
Cebu City	Sun 11:20 AM	640 km	398 miles	346 nm	W
Bacolod	Sun 11:20 AM	746 km	463 miles	403 nm	W
Manado	Sun 11:20 AM	1075 km	668 miles	580 nm	SSW
Quezon	Sun 11:20 AM	1083 km	673 miles	585 nm	WNW
Manila	Sun 11:20 AM	1084 km	674 miles	585 nm	WNW
Gorontalo	Sun 11:20 AM	1271 km	789 miles	686 nm	SW