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 09:48:00 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 09:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 41'	North
Longitude:	32° 36'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 455.91 meters/second, 1641.3 km/hour, 1019.8 miles/hour or 886.2 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' 08.3"	1019.82 mi	west	0° 00' 52.5"	1.00 mi	north	1019.79 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 19.7"	3.77 mi	west	0° 20' 55.5"	23.97 mi	north	24.27 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 09:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 20'	South
Longitude:	9° 20'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.31 meters/second, 1621.1 km/hour, 1007.3 miles/hour or 875.3 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' 33.8"	16.79 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 55.8"	1007.31 mi	west	0° 11' 23.3"	13.04 mi	north	1007.43 mi
24 hours	10° 21' 29.2"	716.34 mi	east	4° 31' 14.8"	310.64 mi	north	780.71 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
Malakal	Tue 12:48 PM	164 km	102 miles	88 nm	SW
Khartoum	Tue 12:48 PM	544 km	338 miles	294 nm	N
Wau	Tue 12:48 PM	604 km	376 miles	326 nm	WSW
Juba	Tue 12:48 PM	655 km	407 miles	353 nm	S
Teseney	Tue 12:48 PM	658 km	409 miles	355 nm	NE
Kassala	Tue 12:48 PM	669 km	416 miles	361 nm	NE
Addis Ababa	Tue 12:48 PM	700 km	435 miles	378 nm	ESE
Adama	Tue 12:48 PM	770 km	479 miles	416 nm	ESE
Mek'ele	Tue 12:48 PM	810 km	503 miles	438 nm	ENE
Keren	Tue 12:48 PM	849 km	527 miles	458 nm	NE