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 Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 14:14:00 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 Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 14:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 24'	North
Longitude:	34° 25'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.40 meters/second, 1617.8 km/hour, 1005.3 miles/hour or 873.6 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"	16.76 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.76 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.3"	1005.17 mi	west	0° 00' 46.6"	0.89 mi	north	1005.14 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 02.7"	2.28 mi	west	0° 18' 34.2"	21.28 mi	north	21.40 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 14:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 13'	North
Longitude:	49° 29'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.00 meters/second, 1551.6 km/hour, 964.1 miles/hour or 837.8 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' 30.6"	16.07 mi	west	0° 00' 08.0"	0.15 mi	south	16.07 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 40.4"	963.94 mi	west	0° 08' 02.7"	9.22 mi	south	964.31 mi
24 hours	11° 41' 52.0"	777.11 mi	east	3° 36' 03.6"	247.59 mi	south	821.83 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
Praia	Sat 1:14 PM	1176 km	730 miles	635 nm	E
Dakar	Sat 2:14 PM	1831 km	1137 miles	988 nm	E
Banjul	Sat 2:14 PM	1931 km	1200 miles	1043 nm	E
Nouakchott	Sat 2:14 PM	2012 km	1250 miles	1086 nm	ENE
Fortaleza	Sat 11:14 AM	2059 km	1279 miles	1112 nm	SSW
Bissau	Sat 2:14 PM	2061 km	1281 miles	1113 nm	E
Cayenne	Sat 11:14 AM	2225 km	1382 miles	1201 nm	WSW
Conakry	Sat 2:14 PM	2318 km	1440 miles	1252 nm	ESE
Belém	Sat 11:14 AM	2340 km	1454 miles	1264 nm	SW
Freetown	Sat 2:14 PM	2401 km	1492 miles	1296 nm	ESE