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 3, 2012 at 03:36:00 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 Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 03:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 46'	North
Longitude:	124° 57'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.51 meters/second, 1607.4 km/hour, 998.8 miles/hour or 867.9 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"	16.65 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.65 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.8"	998.66 mi	west	0° 00' 43.9"	0.84 mi	north	998.63 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 26.9"	1.61 mi	west	0° 17' 24.9"	19.96 mi	north	20.02 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 03:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 43'	South
Longitude:	96° 45'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.09 meters/second, 1605.9 km/hour, 997.9 miles/hour or 867.1 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' 28.4"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 13.2"	0.25 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 22.1"	997.78 mi	west	0° 13' 11.2"	15.10 mi	south	997.74 mi
24 hours	12° 58' 06.2"	894.07 mi	east	5° 09' 34.3"	354.58 mi	south	957.61 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
Quezon	Thu 11:36 AM	434 km	270 miles	234 nm	WSW
Makati	Thu 11:36 AM	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	WSW
Manila	Thu 11:36 AM	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	WSW
Tarlac City	Thu 11:36 AM	468 km	291 miles	253 nm	W
Baguio City	Thu 11:36 AM	470 km	292 miles	254 nm	W
Mabalacat	Thu 11:36 AM	472 km	294 miles	255 nm	W
Angeles	Thu 11:36 AM	473 km	294 miles	255 nm	W
Olongapo	Thu 11:36 AM	511 km	318 miles	276 nm	W
Bacolod	Thu 11:36 AM	605 km	376 miles	327 nm	SSW
Iloilo City	Thu 11:36 AM	618 km	384 miles	334 nm	SSW