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 08:52:00 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 08:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 57'	North
Longitude:	46° 01'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.28 meters/second, 1613.8 km/hour, 1002.8 miles/hour or 871.4 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"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.71 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.7"	1002.66 mi	west	0° 00' 45.5"	0.87 mi	north	1002.63 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 49.0"	2.03 mi	west	0° 18' 07.8"	20.78 mi	north	20.88 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 30, 2012 at 08:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 19'	North
Longitude:	150° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.91 meters/second, 1594.5 km/hour, 990.8 miles/hour or 860.9 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"	16.51 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	south	16.51 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 44.5"	990.66 mi	west	0° 11' 15.5"	12.90 mi	south	991.01 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 19.1"	803.62 mi	east	4° 45' 27.4"	326.96 mi	south	871.78 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
Sana	Mon 11:52 AM	198 km	123 miles	107 nm	WNW
Aden	Mon 11:52 AM	258 km	161 miles	140 nm	SSW
Djibouti	Mon 11:52 AM	485 km	301 miles	262 nm	SW
Tadjoura	Mon 11:52 AM	488 km	303 miles	263 nm	SW
Bosaso	Mon 11:52 AM	530 km	330 miles	286 nm	SE
Ali Sabieh	Mon 11:52 AM	552 km	343 miles	298 nm	SW
Hargeisa	Mon 11:52 AM	632 km	393 miles	341 nm	SSW
Mek'ele	Mon 11:52 AM	725 km	450 miles	391 nm	WSW
Dire Dawa	Mon 11:52 AM	745 km	463 miles	402 nm	SW
Asmara	Mon 11:52 AM	763 km	474 miles	412 nm	W