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 15:20:00 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 15:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 04'	North
Longitude:	50° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.82 meters/second, 1644.6 km/hour, 1021.9 miles/hour or 888.0 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"	17.03 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.03 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.8"	1021.86 mi	west	0° 00' 53.3"	1.02 mi	north	1021.83 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 30.3"	3.98 mi	west	0° 21' 13.8"	24.32 mi	north	24.64 mi

Position of the Moon

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

Latitude:	9° 16'	South
Longitude:	111° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.74 meters/second, 1597.5 km/hour, 992.6 miles/hour or 862.6 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' 32.2"	16.54 mi	west	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	north	16.54 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 16.1"	992.58 mi	west	0° 10' 46.6"	12.35 mi	north	992.90 mi
24 hours	10° 51' 35.9"	741.49 mi	east	4° 25' 37.3"	304.24 mi	north	805.10 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
Cayenne	Sun 12:20 PM	610 km	379 miles	329 nm	SSW
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Sun 12:20 PM	651 km	404 miles	351 nm	SW
Paramaribo	Sun 12:20 PM	713 km	443 miles	385 nm	SW
Nieuw Nickerie	Sun 12:20 PM	867 km	539 miles	468 nm	WSW
New Amsterdam	Sun 11:20 AM	900 km	560 miles	486 nm	WSW
Georgetown	Sun 11:20 AM	937 km	582 miles	506 nm	WSW
Linden	Sun 11:20 AM	985 km	612 miles	532 nm	WSW
Bridgetown	Sun 11:20 AM	1070 km	665 miles	578 nm	WNW
Port of Spain	Sun 11:20 AM	1229 km	764 miles	664 nm	W
Kingstown	Sun 11:20 AM	1239 km	770 miles	669 nm	WNW