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 14:18:00 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 14:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 24'	North
Longitude:	34° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.33 meters/second, 1642.8 km/hour, 1020.8 miles/hour or 887.0 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"	17.01 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.01 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.6"	1020.76 mi	west	0° 00' 52.9"	1.01 mi	north	1020.74 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 24.6"	3.87 mi	west	0° 21' 04.0"	24.13 mi	north	24.44 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 16, 2012 at 14:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 02'	South
Longitude:	85° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.41 meters/second, 1614.3 km/hour, 1003.1 miles/hour or 871.6 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' 33.3"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	north	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 21.4"	1003.05 mi	west	0° 11' 17.2"	12.93 mi	north	1003.28 mi
24 hours	10° 30' 50.8"	724.53 mi	east	4° 32' 43.3"	312.33 mi	north	790.60 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
Praia	Mon 1:18 PM	1329 km	826 miles	718 nm	ENE
Fortaleza	Mon 11:18 AM	1618 km	1006 miles	874 nm	SSW
Dakar	Mon 2:18 PM	1951 km	1212 miles	1053 nm	ENE
Belém	Mon 11:18 AM	1999 km	1242 miles	1079 nm	SW
Banjul	Mon 2:18 PM	2019 km	1255 miles	1090 nm	ENE
Cayenne	Mon 11:18 AM	2020 km	1255 miles	1091 nm	WSW
Recife	Mon 11:18 AM	2046 km	1271 miles	1105 nm	S
Bissau	Mon 2:18 PM	2111 km	1312 miles	1140 nm	E
Nouakchott	Mon 2:18 PM	2205 km	1370 miles	1191 nm	ENE
Paramaribo	Mon 11:18 AM	2294 km	1425 miles	1239 nm	WSW