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 Monday, April 23, 2012 at 16:44:00 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 Monday, April 23, 2012 at 16:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 50'	North
Longitude:	71° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 452.39 meters/second, 1628.6 km/hour, 1012.0 miles/hour or 879.4 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"	16.87 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.87 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.7"	1011.89 mi	west	0° 00' 49.5"	0.94 mi	north	1011.86 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 38.3"	2.97 mi	west	0° 19' 41.2"	22.56 mi	north	22.75 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 23, 2012 at 16:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 36'	North
Longitude:	45° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.43 meters/second, 1513.5 km/hour, 940.5 miles/hour or 817.2 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' 31.1"	15.68 mi	west	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	north	15.68 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 05.0"	940.20 mi	west	0° 03' 37.5"	4.16 mi	north	940.02 mi
24 hours	11° 40' 55.4"	756.63 mi	east	1° 00' 16.2"	69.11 mi	north	757.26 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
Oranjestad	Mon 12:44 PM	194 km	121 miles	105 nm	E
Maracaibo	Mon 12:14 PM	232 km	144 miles	125 nm	S
Willemstad	Mon 12:44 PM	313 km	195 miles	169 nm	ESE
Barranquilla	Mon 11:44 AM	385 km	239 miles	208 nm	WSW
Barquisimeto	Mon 12:14 PM	405 km	252 miles	219 nm	SE
Cartagena	Mon 11:44 AM	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	WSW
Valencia	Mon 12:14 PM	499 km	310 miles	269 nm	SE
Maracay	Mon 12:14 PM	540 km	335 miles	291 nm	ESE
Cúcuta	Mon 11:44 AM	550 km	342 miles	297 nm	S
Caracas	Mon 12:14 PM	586 km	364 miles	317 nm	ESE