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 25, 2012 at 08:48:00 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 25, 2012 at 08:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 22'	North
Longitude:	47° 12'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 451.39 meters/second, 1625.0 km/hour, 1009.7 miles/hour or 877.4 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' 00.0"	16.83 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.83 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.1"	1009.64 mi	west	0° 00' 48.5"	0.93 mi	north	1009.62 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 26.4"	2.74 mi	west	0° 19' 19.2"	22.14 mi	north	22.31 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 08:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 44'	North
Longitude:	92° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.85 meters/second, 1500.6 km/hour, 932.5 miles/hour or 810.3 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' 30.2"	15.54 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.01 mi	south	15.54 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 18.5"	932.17 mi	west	0° 00' 22.8"	0.44 mi	south	932.20 mi
24 hours	11° 54' 05.9"	764.95 mi	east	0° 37' 52.5"	43.43 mi	south	767.84 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
Aden	Wed 11:48 AM	247 km	153 miles	133 nm	WSW
Bosaso	Wed 11:48 AM	316 km	196 miles	170 nm	SE
Sana	Wed 11:48 AM	390 km	242 miles	211 nm	NW
Djibouti	Wed 11:48 AM	483 km	300 miles	261 nm	WSW
Tadjoura	Wed 11:48 AM	502 km	312 miles	271 nm	WSW
Hargeisa	Wed 11:48 AM	543 km	338 miles	293 nm	SW
Ali Sabieh	Wed 11:48 AM	548 km	340 miles	296 nm	WSW
Dire Dawa	Wed 11:48 AM	717 km	446 miles	387 nm	SW
Mek'ele	Wed 11:48 AM	838 km	520 miles	452 nm	W
Salalah	Wed 12:48 PM	842 km	524 miles	455 nm	ENE