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 Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 06:24:00 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 Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 06:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 36'	North
Longitude:	83° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.98 meters/second, 1616.3 km/hour, 1004.3 miles/hour or 872.7 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"	16.74 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.74 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.1"	1004.22 mi	west	0° 00' 46.2"	0.88 mi	north	1004.19 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 57.5"	2.19 mi	west	0° 18' 24.3"	21.09 mi	north	21.21 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 06:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 52'	North
Longitude:	174° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.79 meters/second, 1568.8 km/hour, 974.8 miles/hour or 847.1 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' 30.7"	16.25 mi	west	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	south	16.25 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 47.3"	974.70 mi	west	0° 09' 23.4"	10.76 mi	south	975.08 mi
24 hours	348° 19' 13.0"	784.45 mi	west	4° 05' 48.0"	281.61 mi	south	839.32 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
Kakinada	Sun 11:54 AM	275 km	171 miles	149 nm	NNW
Visakhapatnam	Sun 11:54 AM	341 km	212 miles	184 nm	N
Chennai	Sun 11:54 AM	343 km	213 miles	185 nm	WSW
Hyderãbãd	Sun 11:54 AM	582 km	361 miles	314 nm	WNW
Anantapur	Sun 11:54 AM	589 km	366 miles	318 nm	W
Bangalore	Sun 11:54 AM	621 km	386 miles	336 nm	WSW
Bhubaneshwar	Sun 11:54 AM	691 km	429 miles	373 nm	NNE
Madurai	Sun 11:54 AM	747 km	464 miles	403 nm	SW
Nãgpur	Sun 11:54 AM	833 km	518 miles	450 nm	NNW
Mangalore	Sun 11:54 AM	910 km	566 miles	491 nm	WSW