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 04:28:00 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 04:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 47'	North
Longitude:	111° 57'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.48 meters/second, 1607.3 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"	998.61 mi	west	0° 00' 43.7"	0.84 mi	north	998.58 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 26.6"	1.60 mi	west	0° 17' 24.3"	19.95 mi	north	20.01 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 04:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 54'	South
Longitude:	109° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.94 meters/second, 1605.4 km/hour, 997.5 miles/hour or 866.8 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' 28.2"	16.62 mi	west	0° 00' 13.2"	0.25 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 18.8"	997.44 mi	west	0° 13' 10.5"	15.09 mi	south	997.39 mi
24 hours	12° 59' 35.0"	895.52 mi	east	5° 08' 54.3"	353.82 mi	south	958.55 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
Haikou	Thu 12:28 PM	501 km	311 miles	270 nm	NNW
Pakse	Thu 11:28 AM	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	W
Macau	Thu 12:28 PM	730 km	453 miles	394 nm	NNE
Hong Kong	Thu 12:28 PM	760 km	472 miles	410 nm	NNE
Kowloon	Thu 12:28 PM	764 km	475 miles	413 nm	NNE
Savannakhet	Thu 11:28 AM	774 km	481 miles	418 nm	W
Hai Phong	Thu 11:28 AM	791 km	491 miles	427 nm	NW
Ho Chi Minh	Thu 11:28 AM	793 km	493 miles	428 nm	SW
Shenzhen	Thu 12:28 PM	797 km	495 miles	430 nm	NNE
Foshan	Thu 12:28 PM	811 km	504 miles	438 nm	N