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 Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 15:24:00 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 Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 15:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 29'	North
Longitude:	51° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 453.01 meters/second, 1630.8 km/hour, 1013.4 miles/hour or 880.6 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"	16.89 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.89 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.9"	1013.28 mi	west	0° 00' 50.0"	0.96 mi	north	1013.26 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 45.5"	3.11 mi	west	0° 19' 54.7"	22.81 mi	north	23.02 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 15:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 34'	North
Longitude:	37° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.14 meters/second, 1534.1 km/hour, 953.2 miles/hour or 828.3 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' 31.8"	15.89 mi	west	0° 00' 05.9"	0.11 mi	north	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 53.1"	953.01 mi	west	0° 05' 52.5"	6.73 mi	north	952.76 mi
24 hours	11° 23' 47.4"	747.49 mi	east	1° 57' 06.4"	134.26 mi	north	755.11 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
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Sun 12:24 PM	814 km	506 miles	439 nm	SSW
Paramaribo	Sun 12:24 PM	830 km	516 miles	448 nm	SSW
Cayenne	Sun 12:24 PM	837 km	520 miles	452 nm	S
Bridgetown	Sun 11:24 AM	865 km	538 miles	467 nm	W
Nieuw Nickerie	Sun 12:24 PM	929 km	578 miles	502 nm	SW
New Amsterdam	Sun 11:24 AM	942 km	585 miles	509 nm	SW
Georgetown	Sun 11:24 AM	948 km	589 miles	512 nm	SW
Scarborough	Sun 11:24 AM	998 km	620 miles	539 nm	W
Vieux Fort	Sun 11:24 AM	1016 km	631 miles	548 nm	W
Linden	Sun 11:24 AM	1017 km	632 miles	549 nm	SW