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 Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 04:36:00 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 Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 30'	North
Longitude:	109° 58'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.12 meters/second, 1609.6 km/hour, 1000.2 miles/hour or 869.1 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"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.67 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.1"	1000.04 mi	west	0° 00' 44.4"	0.85 mi	north	1000.01 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 34.6"	1.75 mi	west	0° 17' 39.10"	20.25 mi	north	20.32 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 21'	North
Longitude:	123° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.22 meters/second, 1613.6 km/hour, 1002.6 miles/hour or 871.3 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' 29.6"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 13.1"	0.25 mi	south	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 36.3"	1002.57 mi	west	0° 13' 05.9"	15.00 mi	south	1002.70 mi
24 hours	12° 23' 27.1"	857.13 mi	east	5° 16' 50.5"	362.86 mi	south	929.88 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
Pakse	Wed 11:36 AM	450 km	279 miles	243 nm	W
Haikou	Wed 12:36 PM	505 km	314 miles	273 nm	N
Savannakhet	Wed 11:36 AM	571 km	355 miles	308 nm	WNW
Ho Chi Minh	Wed 11:36 AM	631 km	392 miles	340 nm	SW
Hai Phong	Wed 11:36 AM	689 km	428 miles	372 nm	NNW
Phnom Penh	Wed 11:36 AM	697 km	433 miles	376 nm	SW
Hanoi	Wed 11:36 AM	752 km	467 miles	406 nm	NW
Khon Kaen	Wed 11:36 AM	771 km	479 miles	416 nm	W
Battambang	Wed 11:36 AM	777 km	483 miles	420 nm	WSW
Nanning	Wed 12:36 PM	829 km	515 miles	448 nm	NNW