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 20:52:00 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 20:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 30'	North
Longitude:	133° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.19 meters/second, 1642.3 km/hour, 1020.5 miles/hour or 886.8 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"	1020.45 mi	west	0° 00' 52.8"	1.01 mi	north	1020.42 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 23.0"	3.84 mi	west	0° 21' 01.2"	24.08 mi	north	24.38 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 16, 2012 at 20:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 47'	South
Longitude:	179° 00'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.27 meters/second, 1617.4 km/hour, 1005.0 miles/hour or 873.3 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' 33.5"	16.75 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	north	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 35.2"	1004.98 mi	west	0° 11' 21.2"	13.00 mi	north	1005.18 mi
24 hours	349° 33' 07.9"	721.16 mi	west	4° 32' 57.6"	312.60 mi	north	787.04 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
Kiritimati	Tue 10:52 AM	2816 km	1750 miles	1520 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Mon 10:52 AM	2876 km	1787 miles	1553 nm	WNW
Los Angeles *	Mon 1:52 PM	3030 km	1882 miles	1636 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Mon 1:52 PM	3109 km	1932 miles	1679 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Mon 1:52 PM	3213 km	1996 miles	1735 nm	NNE
Phoenix	Mon 1:52 PM	3346 km	2079 miles	1807 nm	NE
Las Vegas *	Mon 1:52 PM	3382 km	2101 miles	1826 nm	NNE
Papeete	Mon 10:52 AM	3575 km	2222 miles	1931 nm	SSW
Mexico City *	Mon 3:52 PM	3805 km	2364 miles	2055 nm	ENE
Adamstown	Mon 12:52 PM	3950 km	2455 miles	2133 nm	S