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 14:42:00 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 14:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 01'	North
Longitude:	41° 29'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.13 meters/second, 1613.3 km/hour, 1002.4 miles/hour or 871.1 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' 04.6"	1002.31 mi	west	0° 00' 45.4"	0.87 mi	north	1002.28 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 47.1"	1.99 mi	west	0° 18' 04.2"	20.71 mi	north	20.80 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 30, 2012 at 14:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 13'	North
Longitude:	66° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.19 meters/second, 1599.1 km/hour, 993.6 miles/hour or 863.4 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' 30.6"	16.56 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	16.56 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 40.5"	993.55 mi	west	0° 11' 36.2"	13.29 mi	south	993.87 mi
24 hours	11° 49' 05.5"	809.18 mi	east	4° 52' 23.9"	334.89 mi	south	879.41 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
Cayenne	Mon 11:42 AM	1629 km	1012 miles	880 nm	SW
Paramaribo	Mon 11:42 AM	1809 km	1124 miles	977 nm	WSW
Praia	Mon 1:42 PM	1932 km	1201 miles	1043 nm	E
Bridgetown	Mon 10:42 AM	1969 km	1224 miles	1063 nm	W
Belém	Mon 11:42 AM	1978 km	1229 miles	1068 nm	SSW
Georgetown	Mon 10:42 AM	2035 km	1264 miles	1099 nm	WSW
Fortaleza	Mon 11:42 AM	2100 km	1305 miles	1134 nm	S
Castries	Mon 10:42 AM	2104 km	1307 miles	1136 nm	W
Fort-de-France	Mon 10:42 AM	2108 km	1310 miles	1138 nm	W
Roseau	Mon 10:42 AM	2138 km	1328 miles	1154 nm	W