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 17:22:00 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 17:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 09'	North
Longitude:	80° 59'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 455.21 meters/second, 1638.8 km/hour, 1018.3 miles/hour or 884.9 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' 00.0"	16.97 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	16.97 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.1"	1018.24 mi	west	0° 00' 51.8"	0.99 mi	north	1018.21 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 11.6"	3.61 mi	west	0° 20' 41.1"	23.70 mi	north	23.97 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 17:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 35'	North
Longitude:	109° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.15 meters/second, 1616.9 km/hour, 1004.7 miles/hour or 873.1 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' 34.1"	16.75 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 12.9"	1004.69 mi	west	0° 10' 58.5"	12.57 mi	north	1004.64 mi
24 hours	10° 20' 57.4"	713.64 mi	east	4° 15' 25.2"	292.55 mi	north	768.71 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
San Andrés	Wed 12:22 PM	177 km	110 miles	96 nm	NNW
Colón	Wed 12:22 PM	231 km	143 miles	125 nm	SSE
Panama	Wed 12:22 PM	287 km	178 miles	155 nm	SE
David	Wed 12:22 PM	340 km	211 miles	184 nm	SSW
San Jose	Wed 11:22 AM	366 km	227 miles	197 nm	WSW
Alajuela	Wed 11:22 AM	376 km	234 miles	203 nm	WSW
Masaya	Wed 11:22 AM	566 km	352 miles	306 nm	W
Managua	Wed 11:22 AM	587 km	365 miles	317 nm	WNW
Cartagena	Wed 12:22 PM	599 km	372 miles	323 nm	E
Barranquilla	Wed 12:22 PM	671 km	417 miles	362 nm	E