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 Monday, April 30, 2012 at 05:08:00 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 Monday, April 30, 2012 at 05:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 54'	North
Longitude:	102° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.38 meters/second, 1614.2 km/hour, 1003.0 miles/hour or 871.6 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"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.72 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.7"	1002.88 mi	west	0° 00' 45.6"	0.87 mi	north	1002.85 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 50.3"	2.05 mi	west	0° 18' 10.3"	20.82 mi	north	20.92 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 30, 2012 at 05:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 01'	North
Longitude:	155° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.02 meters/second, 1591.3 km/hour, 988.8 miles/hour or 859.2 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"	16.48 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	south	16.48 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 46.2"	988.67 mi	west	0° 11' 01.4"	12.63 mi	south	989.03 mi
24 hours	11° 44' 51.7"	800.32 mi	east	4° 40' 38.7"	321.46 mi	south	866.96 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
Khon Kaen	Mon 12:08 PM	190 km	118 miles	103 nm	NNE
Bangkok	Mon 12:08 PM	210 km	131 miles	113 nm	SW
Battambang	Mon 12:08 PM	236 km	146 miles	127 nm	SSE
Pattaya	Mon 12:08 PM	250 km	155 miles	135 nm	SSW
Udon Thani	Mon 12:08 PM	289 km	180 miles	156 nm	NNE
Savannakhet	Mon 12:08 PM	345 km	214 miles	186 nm	ENE
Vientiane	Mon 12:08 PM	345 km	215 miles	186 nm	N
Pakse	Mon 12:08 PM	406 km	253 miles	219 nm	E
Phnom Penh	Mon 12:08 PM	482 km	300 miles	260 nm	SE
Sihanoukville	Mon 12:08 PM	500 km	311 miles	270 nm	SSE