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 15:10:00 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 15:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 49'	North
Longitude:	48° 23'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.77 meters/second, 1550.8 km/hour, 963.6 miles/hour or 837.4 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° 14' 59.9"	16.06 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.06 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.7"	963.30 mi	west	0° 00' 22.0"	0.42 mi	north	963.28 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 08.5"	2.29 mi	east	0° 08' 35.9"	9.86 mi	north	10.12 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 15:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 09'	South
Longitude:	165° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.06 meters/second, 1483.4 km/hour, 921.7 miles/hour or 801.0 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' 29.0"	15.36 mi	west	0° 00' 05.2"	0.10 mi	north	15.36 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 06.8"	921.44 mi	west	0° 05' 21.5"	6.15 mi	north	921.77 mi
24 hours	12° 00' 27.5"	763.94 mi	east	2° 37' 33.2"	180.68 mi	north	791.99 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
Saint John's (Antigua)	Sun 11:10 AM	1505 km	935 miles	813 nm	WSW
Bridgetown	Sun 11:10 AM	1533 km	952 miles	828 nm	SW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Sun 11:10 AM	1545 km	960 miles	834 nm	WSW
Roseau	Sun 11:10 AM	1549 km	962 miles	836 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Sun 11:10 AM	1560 km	969 miles	842 nm	WSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Sun 11:10 AM	1584 km	984 miles	855 nm	WSW
Castries	Sun 11:10 AM	1588 km	987 miles	857 nm	WSW
Kingstown	Sun 11:10 AM	1665 km	1035 miles	899 nm	WSW
Saint George's	Sun 11:10 AM	1783 km	1108 miles	963 nm	SW
Port of Spain	Sun 11:10 AM	1867 km	1160 miles	1008 nm	SW