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 Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 03:00:00 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 Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 03:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 54'	North
Longitude:	133° 56'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.21 meters/second, 1606.4 km/hour, 998.1 miles/hour or 867.4 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"	16.64 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.64 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.5"	998.00 mi	west	0° 00' 43.5"	0.83 mi	north	997.97 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 22.2"	1.52 mi	west	0° 17' 18.0"	19.83 mi	north	19.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 03:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 09'	South
Longitude:	25° 29'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.79 meters/second, 1507.6 km/hour, 936.8 miles/hour or 814.1 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' 30.8"	15.61 mi	west	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	north	15.61 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 53.6"	936.54 mi	west	0° 07' 19.7"	8.40 mi	north	936.97 mi
24 hours	11° 18' 12.4"	729.43 mi	east	3° 19' 17.0"	228.48 mi	north	771.73 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
Melekeok	Tue 12:00 Noon	933 km	580 miles	504 nm	S
Guam (Hagåtña)	Tue 1:00 PM	1196 km	743 miles	646 nm	ESE
Davao	Tue 11:00 AM	1333 km	828 miles	720 nm	SW
Quezon	Tue 11:00 AM	1389 km	863 miles	750 nm	W
Manila	Tue 11:00 AM	1396 km	867 miles	754 nm	W
Taipei	Tue 11:00 AM	1643 km	1021 miles	887 nm	NW
Manokwari	Tue 12:00 Noon	1855 km	1153 miles	1002 nm	S
Manado	Tue 11:00 AM	1881 km	1169 miles	1016 nm	SSW
Kumamoto	Tue 12:00 Noon	1899 km	1180 miles	1026 nm	N
Shantou	Tue 11:00 AM	1987 km	1234 miles	1073 nm	WNW