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 Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 05:22:00 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 Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 05:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 37'	North
Longitude:	99° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.01 meters/second, 1641.6 km/hour, 1020.1 miles/hour or 886.4 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"	17.00 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.00 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.5"	1020.03 mi	west	0° 00' 52.6"	1.00 mi	north	1020.01 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 20.8"	3.79 mi	west	0° 20' 57.4"	24.01 mi	north	24.31 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 05:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 11'	South
Longitude:	55° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.05 meters/second, 1620.2 km/hour, 1006.7 miles/hour or 874.8 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' 33.8"	16.78 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.78 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 49.7"	1006.73 mi	west	0° 11' 23.4"	13.04 mi	north	1006.88 mi
24 hours	10° 22' 58.3"	717.72 mi	east	4° 32' 09.4"	311.68 mi	north	782.78 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
Na Thon (Ko Samui)	Tue 12:22 PM	151 km	94 miles	81 nm	SE
Hua Hin	Tue 12:22 PM	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	NNE
Phuket	Tue 12:22 PM	298 km	185 miles	161 nm	SSW
Pattaya	Tue 12:22 PM	321 km	199 miles	173 nm	NE
Bangkok	Tue 12:22 PM	375 km	233 miles	203 nm	NNE
Hat Yai	Tue 12:22 PM	427 km	265 miles	230 nm	SSE
Sihanoukville	Tue 12:22 PM	483 km	300 miles	261 nm	E
Battambang	Tue 12:22 PM	523 km	325 miles	283 nm	ENE
George Town	Tue 1:22 PM	591 km	367 miles	319 nm	SSE
Phnom Penh	Tue 12:22 PM	643 km	400 miles	347 nm	E