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 17:28:00 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 17:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 48'	North
Longitude:	82° 25'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 455.74 meters/second, 1640.7 km/hour, 1019.5 miles/hour or 885.9 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"	16.99 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	16.99 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.3"	1019.44 mi	west	0° 00' 52.4"	1.00 mi	north	1019.41 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 17.7"	3.73 mi	west	0° 20' 52.0"	23.91 mi	north	24.20 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 17:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 07'	North
Longitude:	121° 01'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.50 meters/second, 1621.8 km/hour, 1007.7 miles/hour or 875.7 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' 34.0"	16.80 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.80 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 04.2"	1007.74 mi	west	0° 11' 21.1"	13.00 mi	north	1007.82 mi
24 hours	10° 19' 46.6"	714.56 mi	east	4° 28' 53.9"	307.95 mi	north	777.37 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
Limón	Tue 11:28 AM	111 km	69 miles	60 nm	SW
San Jose	Tue 11:28 AM	206 km	128 miles	111 nm	WSW
San Andrés	Tue 12:28 PM	213 km	132 miles	115 nm	NNE
Alajuela	Tue 11:28 AM	215 km	133 miles	116 nm	WSW
Boquete	Tue 12:28 PM	224 km	139 miles	121 nm	S
David	Tue 12:28 PM	262 km	163 miles	141 nm	S
Panama	Tue 12:28 PM	376 km	233 miles	203 nm	ESE
Masaya	Tue 11:28 AM	422 km	262 miles	228 nm	WNW
Managua	Tue 11:28 AM	445 km	276 miles	240 nm	WNW
Tegucigalpa	Tue 11:28 AM	637 km	396 miles	344 nm	NW