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 Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 09:00:00 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 Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 09:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 47'	North
Longitude:	44° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.89 meters/second, 1551.2 km/hour, 963.9 miles/hour or 837.6 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° 14' 59.9"	16.07 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.07 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.7"	963.55 mi	west	0° 00' 22.1"	0.42 mi	north	963.53 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 06.8"	2.27 mi	east	0° 08' 41.7"	9.97 mi	north	10.23 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 09:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 39'	South
Longitude:	104° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 410.28 meters/second, 1477.0 km/hour, 917.8 miles/hour or 797.5 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' 28.6"	15.30 mi	west	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	north	15.30 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 40.3"	917.45 mi	west	0° 04' 38.9"	5.33 mi	north	917.74 mi
24 hours	12° 11' 36.5"	772.79 mi	east	2° 22' 07.4"	163.00 mi	north	796.38 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
Riyadh	Sun 12:00 Noon	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	NE
Makkah	Sun 12:00 Noon	445 km	277 miles	241 nm	W
Jeddah	Sun 12:00 Noon	512 km	318 miles	276 nm	W
Medina	Sun 12:00 Noon	548 km	341 miles	296 nm	NW
Sana	Sun 12:00 Noon	708 km	440 miles	382 nm	S
Port Sudan	Sun 12:00 Noon	756 km	470 miles	408 nm	WSW
Dammam	Sun 12:00 Noon	800 km	497 miles	432 nm	NE
Riffa	Sun 12:00 Noon	814 km	506 miles	440 nm	NE
Manama	Sun 12:00 Noon	823 km	511 miles	444 nm	NE
Doha	Sun 12:00 Noon	852 km	529 miles	460 nm	ENE