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 Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 04:14:00 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 Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 04:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 30'	North
Longitude:	115° 23'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.89 meters/second, 1601.6 km/hour, 995.2 miles/hour or 864.8 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' 00.0"	16.59 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.59 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.8"	995.02 mi	west	0° 00' 42.1"	0.81 mi	north	994.99 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 04.5"	1.19 mi	west	0° 16' 44.7"	19.19 mi	north	19.23 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 04:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 36'	South
Longitude:	29° 29'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.95 meters/second, 1576.6 km/hour, 979.7 miles/hour or 851.3 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' 34.0"	16.33 mi	west	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	north	16.33 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 04.8"	979.54 mi	west	0° 10' 48.3"	12.38 mi	north	979.98 mi
24 hours	10° 10' 36.2"	684.32 mi	east	4° 31' 55.8"	311.54 mi	north	757.17 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
Olongapo	Thu 12:14 PM	556 km	346 miles	300 nm	ESE
Baguio City	Thu 12:14 PM	557 km	346 miles	300 nm	E
Tarlac City	Thu 12:14 PM	568 km	353 miles	307 nm	E
Mabalacat	Thu 12:14 PM	574 km	357 miles	310 nm	ESE
Angeles	Thu 12:14 PM	577 km	359 miles	312 nm	ESE
Manila	Thu 12:14 PM	637 km	396 miles	344 nm	ESE
Quezon	Thu 12:14 PM	640 km	397 miles	345 nm	ESE
Makati	Thu 12:14 PM	642 km	399 miles	346 nm	ESE
Hong Kong	Thu 12:14 PM	656 km	408 miles	354 nm	N
Kowloon	Thu 12:14 PM	657 km	408 miles	355 nm	N