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 Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 10:28:00 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 Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 10:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 04'	North
Longitude:	22° 23'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 453.70 meters/second, 1633.3 km/hour, 1014.9 miles/hour or 881.9 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"	16.92 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.92 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.4"	1014.85 mi	west	0° 00' 50.6"	0.97 mi	north	1014.82 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 53.8"	3.27 mi	west	0° 20' 09.5"	23.10 mi	north	23.33 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 10:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 10'	North
Longitude:	22° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.31 meters/second, 1563.5 km/hour, 971.5 miles/hour or 844.2 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' 32.9"	16.19 mi	west	0° 00' 08.0"	0.15 mi	north	16.19 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 52.8"	971.35 mi	west	0° 08' 01.8"	9.20 mi	north	971.09 mi
24 hours	11° 00' 14.4"	734.78 mi	east	2° 53' 14.5"	198.56 mi	north	755.99 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
Sarh	Sat 11:28 AM	544 km	338 miles	294 nm	SW
Wau	Sat 1:28 PM	783 km	486 miles	423 nm	SE
Moundou	Sat 11:28 AM	793 km	493 miles	428 nm	WSW
Ndjamena	Sat 11:28 AM	798 km	496 miles	431 nm	W
Bangui	Sat 11:28 AM	951 km	591 miles	513 nm	SSW
Bimbo	Sat 11:28 AM	969 km	602 miles	523 nm	SSW
Khartoum	Sat 1:28 PM	1165 km	724 miles	629 nm	ENE
Juba	Sat 1:28 PM	1290 km	802 miles	697 nm	SE
Yaoundé	Sat 11:28 AM	1503 km	934 miles	812 nm	SW
Kano	Sat 11:28 AM	1510 km	938 miles	815 nm	W