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 Monday, April 16, 2012 at 08:38:00 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 Monday, April 16, 2012 at 08:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 19'	North
Longitude:	50° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.45 meters/second, 1643.2 km/hour, 1021.1 miles/hour or 887.3 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"	17.02 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.02 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.7"	1021.04 mi	west	0° 00' 53.0"	1.01 mi	north	1021.01 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 26.0"	3.90 mi	west	0° 21' 06.5"	24.18 mi	north	24.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 16, 2012 at 08:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 05'	South
Longitude:	2° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.49 meters/second, 1611.0 km/hour, 1001.0 miles/hour or 869.8 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' 33.1"	16.68 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	north	16.68 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 07.8"	1000.99 mi	west	0° 11' 12.1"	12.83 mi	north	1001.24 mi
24 hours	10° 34' 58.2"	727.96 mi	east	4° 31' 53.5"	311.39 mi	north	793.88 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
Bosaso	Mon 11:38 AM	151 km	94 miles	82 nm	NW
Aden	Mon 11:38 AM	628 km	390 miles	339 nm	WNW
Hargeisa	Mon 11:38 AM	673 km	418 miles	364 nm	W
Djibouti	Mon 11:38 AM	779 km	484 miles	421 nm	W
Tadjoura	Mon 11:38 AM	811 km	504 miles	438 nm	WNW
Ali Sabieh	Mon 11:38 AM	820 km	510 miles	443 nm	W
Sana	Mon 11:38 AM	853 km	530 miles	460 nm	NW
Salalah	Mon 12:38 PM	854 km	531 miles	461 nm	NNE
Dire Dawa	Mon 11:38 AM	913 km	567 miles	493 nm	W
Mogadishu	Mon 11:38 AM	1059 km	658 miles	572 nm	SSW