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 05:10:00 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 05:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 55'	North
Longitude:	102° 13'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.03 meters/second, 1645.3 km/hour, 1022.3 miles/hour or 888.4 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"	1022.33 mi	west	0° 00' 53.4"	1.02 mi	north	1022.31 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 32.8"	4.03 mi	west	0° 21' 18.1"	24.40 mi	north	24.73 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 05:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 03'	South
Longitude:	36° 27'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.96 meters/second, 1587.4 km/hour, 986.4 miles/hour or 857.2 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"	16.44 mi	west	0° 00' 10.3"	0.20 mi	north	16.44 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 38.8"	986.33 mi	west	0° 10' 24.2"	11.92 mi	north	986.69 mi
24 hours	11° 04' 12.7"	751.64 mi	east	4° 19' 08.7"	296.85 mi	north	812.59 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
Sihanoukville	Sun 12:10 PM	163 km	101 miles	88 nm	ENE
Phnom Penh	Sun 12:10 PM	348 km	216 miles	188 nm	ENE
Pattaya	Sun 12:10 PM	365 km	227 miles	197 nm	NNW
Battambang	Sun 12:10 PM	368 km	229 miles	199 nm	NNE
Bangkok	Sun 12:10 PM	462 km	287 miles	250 nm	NNW
Phuket	Sun 12:10 PM	464 km	288 miles	251 nm	WSW
Ho Chi Minh	Sun 12:10 PM	501 km	311 miles	271 nm	ENE
George Town	Sun 1:10 PM	539 km	335 miles	291 nm	SSW
Ipoh	Sun 1:10 PM	599 km	372 miles	323 nm	SSW
Pakse	Sun 12:10 PM	695 km	432 miles	375 nm	NNE