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 Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 03:22:00 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 Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 03:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 56'	North
Longitude:	129° 03'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 455.52 meters/second, 1639.9 km/hour, 1019.0 miles/hour or 885.5 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"	16.98 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	16.98 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.2"	1018.94 mi	west	0° 00' 52.2"	1.00 mi	north	1018.92 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 15.1"	3.68 mi	west	0° 20' 47.5"	23.82 mi	north	24.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 03:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 59'	North
Longitude:	94° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.29 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' 34.2"	16.79 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.21 mi	north	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 10.9"	1007.26 mi	west	0° 11' 14.7"	12.88 mi	north	1007.29 mi
24 hours	10° 19' 07.1"	713.37 mi	east	4° 24' 26.1"	302.85 mi	north	773.48 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
Cagayan de Oro	Wed 11:22 AM	554 km	345 miles	299 nm	WSW
Cebu City	Wed 11:22 AM	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	W
Davao	Wed 11:22 AM	571 km	355 miles	309 nm	SW
Marawi City	Wed 11:22 AM	616 km	383 miles	333 nm	WSW
Bacolod	Wed 11:22 AM	667 km	414 miles	360 nm	W
Melekeok	Wed 12:22 PM	720 km	448 miles	389 nm	ESE
Makati	Wed 11:22 AM	959 km	596 miles	518 nm	WNW
Quezon	Wed 11:22 AM	963 km	598 miles	520 nm	WNW
Manila	Wed 11:22 AM	964 km	599 miles	521 nm	WNW
Manado	Wed 11:22 AM	1145 km	711 miles	618 nm	SSW