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 10:44:00 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 10:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 52'	North
Longitude:	17° 56'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.31 meters/second, 1606.7 km/hour, 998.4 miles/hour or 867.6 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"	16.64 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.64 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.6"	998.23 mi	west	0° 00' 43.6"	0.83 mi	north	998.20 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 24.4"	1.56 mi	west	0° 17' 20.2"	19.87 mi	north	19.93 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 10:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 17'	South
Longitude:	160° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.69 meters/second, 1600.9 km/hour, 994.7 miles/hour or 864.4 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' 27.9"	16.58 mi	west	0° 00' 13.1"	0.25 mi	south	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 53.9"	994.63 mi	west	0° 13' 03.4"	14.96 mi	south	994.53 mi
24 hours	13° 10' 35.1"	906.04 mi	east	5° 03' 11.3"	347.30 mi	south	965.12 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
Ndjamena	Thu 11:44 AM	519 km	322 miles	280 nm	SW
Sarh	Thu 11:44 AM	744 km	463 miles	402 nm	S
Moundou	Thu 11:44 AM	832 km	517 miles	449 nm	SSW
Zinder	Thu 11:44 AM	989 km	615 miles	534 nm	WSW
Kano	Thu 11:44 AM	1104 km	686 miles	596 nm	WSW
Bangui	Thu 11:44 AM	1273 km	791 miles	688 nm	S
Abuja	Thu 11:44 AM	1383 km	859 miles	747 nm	WSW
Yaoundé	Thu 11:44 AM	1503 km	934 miles	812 nm	SSW
Khartoum	Thu 1:44 PM	1565 km	972 miles	845 nm	E
Malabo	Thu 11:44 AM	1672 km	1039 miles	903 nm	SW