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 17:28:00 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 17:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 06'	North
Longitude:	82° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.77 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' 00.0"	17.03 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.03 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.8"	1021.76 mi	west	0° 00' 53.2"	1.02 mi	north	1021.73 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 29.9"	3.97 mi	west	0° 21' 12.9"	24.30 mi	north	24.63 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 17:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 52'	South
Longitude:	142° 19'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.27 meters/second, 1599.4 km/hour, 993.8 miles/hour or 863.6 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' 32.3"	16.56 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	north	16.56 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 23.2"	993.77 mi	west	0° 10' 50.5"	12.42 mi	north	994.09 mi
24 hours	10° 49' 13.2"	739.57 mi	east	4° 26' 42.8"	305.48 mi	north	803.62 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
Limón	Sun 11:28 AM	80 km	50 miles	43 nm	W
Boquete	Sun 12:28 PM	146 km	91 miles	79 nm	S
David	Sun 12:28 PM	185 km	115 miles	100 nm	S
San Jose	Sun 11:28 AM	196 km	122 miles	106 nm	W
Alajuela	Sun 11:28 AM	210 km	130 miles	113 nm	W
Panama	Sun 12:28 PM	329 km	205 miles	178 nm	ESE
Masaya	Sun 11:28 AM	463 km	288 miles	250 nm	WNW
Managua	Sun 11:28 AM	488 km	303 miles	264 nm	WNW
Tegucigalpa	Sun 11:28 AM	695 km	432 miles	375 nm	NW
San Miguel	Sun 11:28 AM	741 km	461 miles	400 nm	WNW