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 Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:54:00 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 Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 45'	North
Longitude:	14° 21'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.68 meters/second, 1622.4 km/hour, 1008.1 miles/hour or 876.0 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"	16.80 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.80 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.9"	1008.04 mi	west	0° 00' 47.8"	0.92 mi	north	1008.01 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 17.9"	2.58 mi	west	0° 19' 03.3"	21.83 mi	north	21.99 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 54'	North
Longitude:	45° 10'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.19 meters/second, 1509.1 km/hour, 937.7 miles/hour or 814.8 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"	15.63 mi	west	0° 00' 03.1"	0.06 mi	south	15.63 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 14.2"	937.43 mi	west	0° 03' 17.8"	3.78 mi	south	937.61 mi
24 hours	11° 52' 34.7"	767.69 mi	east	1° 47' 05.7"	122.79 mi	south	781.80 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
Farafenni	Thu 12:54 PM	137 km	85 miles	74 nm	W
Gabú	Thu 12:54 PM	163 km	101 miles	88 nm	S
Bafatá	Thu 12:54 PM	178 km	110 miles	96 nm	S
Touba	Thu 12:54 PM	207 km	128 miles	112 nm	NW
Banjul	Thu 12:54 PM	244 km	152 miles	132 nm	W
Bissau	Thu 12:54 PM	249 km	155 miles	134 nm	SSW
Serekunda	Thu 12:54 PM	256 km	159 miles	138 nm	W
Thiès	Thu 12:54 PM	302 km	188 miles	163 nm	WNW
Boké	Thu 12:54 PM	312 km	194 miles	168 nm	S
Rosso	Thu 12:54 PM	344 km	214 miles	186 nm	NNW