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 17:10:00 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 17:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 05'	North
Longitude:	77° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.78 meters/second, 1644.4 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"	1021.77 mi	west	0° 00' 53.2"	1.02 mi	north	1021.75 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 29.8"	3.97 mi	west	0° 21' 13.1"	24.31 mi	north	24.63 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 17:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 56'	South
Longitude:	137° 57'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.20 meters/second, 1599.1 km/hour, 993.6 miles/hour or 863.5 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' 32.2"	16.56 mi	west	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	north	16.56 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 22.3"	993.61 mi	west	0° 10' 50.1"	12.41 mi	north	993.93 mi
24 hours	10° 49' 32.9"	739.84 mi	east	4° 26' 33.9"	305.32 mi	north	803.82 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
Panama	Sun 12:10 PM	224 km	139 miles	121 nm	WSW
Colón	Sun 12:10 PM	244 km	152 miles	132 nm	WSW
Cartagena	Sun 12:10 PM	249 km	155 miles	135 nm	E
Barranquilla	Sun 12:10 PM	346 km	215 miles	187 nm	ENE
Medellin	Sun 12:10 PM	489 km	304 miles	264 nm	SSE
David	Sun 12:10 PM	540 km	336 miles	292 nm	WSW
Bucaramanga	Sun 12:10 PM	606 km	377 miles	327 nm	ESE
Manizales	Sun 12:10 PM	611 km	380 miles	330 nm	SSE
Pereira	Sun 12:10 PM	628 km	390 miles	339 nm	SSE
Cúcuta	Sun 12:10 PM	629 km	391 miles	340 nm	ESE