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 1, 2012 at 00:08:00 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 1, 2012 at 00:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 08'	North
Longitude:	177° 00'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.88 meters/second, 1612.4 km/hour, 1001.9 miles/hour or 870.6 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° 15' 00.1"	16.70 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.70 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.5"	1001.75 mi	west	0° 00' 45.1"	0.86 mi	north	1001.72 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 44.0"	1.93 mi	west	0° 17' 58.3"	20.60 mi	north	20.69 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 00:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 21'	North
Longitude:	70° 47'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.95 meters/second, 1605.4 km/hour, 997.6 miles/hour or 866.9 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' 30.4"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 31.0"	997.49 mi	west	0° 12' 06.3"	13.87 mi	south	997.78 mi
24 hours	11° 54' 56.4"	819.23 mi	east	5° 02' 01.0"	345.89 mi	south	891.97 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
Majuro	Tue 12:08 PM	1087 km	675 miles	587 nm	SW
Wake Island	Tue 12:08 PM	1193 km	741 miles	644 nm	WNW
Midway	Mon 1:08 PM	1560 km	969 miles	842 nm	NNE
Tarawa	Tue 12:08 PM	1580 km	982 miles	853 nm	SSW
Baker Island	Mon 12:08 PM	1801 km	1119 miles	973 nm	SSE
Yaren	Tue 12:08 PM	2058 km	1279 miles	1111 nm	SSW
Palikir	Tue 11:08 AM	2248 km	1397 miles	1214 nm	WSW
Funafuti	Tue 12:08 PM	2627 km	1633 miles	1419 nm	S
Honolulu	Mon 2:08 PM	2742 km	1704 miles	1480 nm	ENE
Fakaofo	Tue 1:08 PM	3005 km	1867 miles	1622 nm	SSE