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 16:28:00 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 16:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 05'	North
Longitude:	67° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.80 meters/second, 1644.5 km/hour, 1021.8 miles/hour or 887.9 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"	17.03 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.03 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.8"	1021.80 mi	west	0° 00' 53.3"	1.02 mi	north	1021.78 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 30.0"	3.98 mi	west	0° 21' 13.4"	24.31 mi	north	24.63 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 16:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 03'	South
Longitude:	127° 47'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.03 meters/second, 1598.5 km/hour, 993.3 miles/hour or 863.1 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' 32.2"	16.55 mi	west	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	north	16.56 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 20.0"	993.22 mi	west	0° 10' 48.8"	12.39 mi	north	993.54 mi
24 hours	10° 50' 19.3"	740.47 mi	east	4° 26' 12.8"	304.92 mi	north	804.31 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
Maracay	Sun 11:58 AM	33 km	21 miles	18 nm	NNW
Caracas	Sun 11:58 AM	65 km	40 miles	35 nm	NE
Valencia	Sun 11:58 AM	76 km	48 miles	41 nm	WNW
Barquisimeto	Sun 11:58 AM	219 km	136 miles	118 nm	W
Willemstad	Sun 12:28 PM	287 km	178 miles	155 nm	NW
Oranjestad	Sun 12:28 PM	395 km	246 miles	213 nm	NW
Maracaibo	Sun 11:58 AM	478 km	297 miles	258 nm	W
Cúcuta	Sun 11:28 AM	621 km	386 miles	335 nm	WSW
Port of Spain	Sun 12:28 PM	638 km	396 miles	344 nm	E
San Fernando	Sun 12:28 PM	640 km	398 miles	346 nm	E