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 Friday, April 12, 2013 at 08:34:00 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 Friday, April 12, 2013 at 08:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 48'	North
Longitude:	51° 25'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.50 meters/second, 1650.6 km/hour, 1025.6 miles/hour or 891.2 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"	17.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.10 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.6"	1025.63 mi	west	0° 00' 54.7"	1.04 mi	north	1025.61 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 48.2"	4.33 mi	west	0° 21' 47.5"	24.96 mi	north	25.34 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 12, 2013 at 08:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 30'	North
Longitude:	73° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.57 meters/second, 1550.1 km/hour, 963.2 miles/hour or 837.0 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' 31.0"	16.05 mi	west	0° 00' 06.3"	0.12 mi	north	16.05 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 07.0"	962.98 mi	west	0° 06' 14.0"	7.15 mi	north	962.75 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 13.7"	769.72 mi	east	2° 06' 03.0"	144.49 mi	north	778.88 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
Bosaso	Fri 11:34 AM	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	NW
Hargeisa	Fri 11:34 AM	812 km	505 miles	439 nm	W
Aden	Fri 11:34 AM	832 km	517 miles	449 nm	WNW
Salalah	Fri 12:34 PM	955 km	593 miles	515 nm	NNE
Djibouti	Fri 11:34 AM	958 km	595 miles	517 nm	WNW
Ali Sabieh	Fri 11:34 AM	990 km	615 miles	535 nm	WNW
Tadjoura	Fri 11:34 AM	992 km	616 miles	536 nm	WNW
Mogadishu	Fri 11:34 AM	1006 km	625 miles	543 nm	SW
Sana	Fri 11:34 AM	1069 km	664 miles	577 nm	NW
Addis Ababa	Fri 11:34 AM	1393 km	866 miles	752 nm	W