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 06:26:00 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 06:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 59'	North
Longitude:	83° 03'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 455.46 meters/second, 1639.6 km/hour, 1018.8 miles/hour or 885.3 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' 08.1"	1018.79 mi	west	0° 00' 52.0"	1.00 mi	north	1018.77 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 14.3"	3.67 mi	west	0° 20' 46.1"	23.79 mi	north	24.07 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 34'	North
Longitude:	50° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.12 meters/second, 1620.4 km/hour, 1006.9 miles/hour or 875.0 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"	16.78 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	north	16.78 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 12.1"	1006.89 mi	west	0° 11' 11.8"	12.82 mi	north	1006.89 mi
24 hours	10° 19' 15.0"	713.24 mi	east	4° 22' 43.8"	300.90 mi	north	772.36 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
Trincomalee	Wed 11:56 AM	333 km	207 miles	180 nm	SW
Chennai	Wed 11:56 AM	379 km	235 miles	205 nm	NW
Madurai	Wed 11:56 AM	553 km	344 miles	299 nm	WSW
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	Wed 11:56 AM	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	SW
Colombo	Wed 11:56 AM	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	SW
Theni	Wed 11:56 AM	620 km	386 miles	335 nm	W
Bangalore	Wed 11:56 AM	637 km	396 miles	344 nm	WNW
Coimbatore	Wed 11:56 AM	664 km	413 miles	359 nm	W
Kakinada	Wed 11:56 AM	667 km	415 miles	360 nm	N
Anantapur	Wed 11:56 AM	720 km	447 miles	389 nm	NW