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 Friday, April 27, 2012 at 08:58:00 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 Friday, April 27, 2012 at 08:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 01'	North
Longitude:	44° 38'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.16 meters/second, 1620.6 km/hour, 1007.0 miles/hour or 875.0 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' 00.0"	16.78 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.78 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.6"	1006.88 mi	west	0° 00' 47.4"	0.91 mi	north	1006.85 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 11.8"	2.46 mi	west	0° 18' 51.6"	21.61 mi	north	21.75 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 27, 2012 at 08:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 28'	North
Longitude:	114° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.09 meters/second, 1523.1 km/hour, 946.4 miles/hour or 822.4 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' 30.3"	15.77 mi	west	0° 00' 05.2"	0.10 mi	south	15.77 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 22.5"	946.19 mi	west	0° 05' 19.1"	6.10 mi	south	946.47 mi
24 hours	11° 48' 11.3"	769.95 mi	east	2° 34' 05.4"	176.64 mi	south	795.61 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	Fri 11:58 AM	137 km	85 miles	74 nm	SSE
Sana	Fri 11:58 AM	157 km	98 miles	85 nm	NNW
Tadjoura	Fri 11:58 AM	311 km	193 miles	168 nm	SW
Djibouti	Fri 11:58 AM	313 km	194 miles	169 nm	SSW
Ali Sabieh	Fri 11:58 AM	379 km	236 miles	205 nm	SSW
Hargeisa	Fri 11:58 AM	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	S
Mek'ele	Fri 11:58 AM	560 km	348 miles	303 nm	W
Dire Dawa	Fri 11:58 AM	574 km	357 miles	310 nm	SSW
Bosaso	Fri 11:58 AM	580 km	360 miles	313 nm	ESE
Asmara	Fri 11:58 AM	630 km	391 miles	340 nm	WNW