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 Friday, May 4, 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 Friday, May 4, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 05'	North
Longitude:	109° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.83 meters/second, 1605.0 km/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.6 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' 00.0"	16.62 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.62 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.4"	997.15 mi	west	0° 00' 43.2"	0.82 mi	north	997.12 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 18.2"	1.45 mi	west	0° 17' 08.2"	19.64 mi	north	19.69 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 4, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 05'	South
Longitude:	98° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.82 meters/second, 1583.4 km/hour, 983.9 miles/hour or 854.9 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' 26.6"	16.40 mi	west	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	south	16.40 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 34.9"	983.70 mi	west	0° 12' 21.7"	14.16 mi	south	983.49 mi
24 hours	13° 44' 00.0"	935.37 mi	east	4° 37' 48.2"	318.29 mi	south	980.70 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	Fri 12:36 PM	441 km	274 miles	238 nm	N
Pakse	Fri 11:36 AM	454 km	282 miles	245 nm	WSW
Savannakhet	Fri 11:36 AM	555 km	345 miles	300 nm	W
Hai Phong	Fri 11:36 AM	630 km	392 miles	340 nm	NNW
Ho Chi Minh	Fri 11:36 AM	682 km	424 miles	368 nm	SSW
Hanoi	Fri 11:36 AM	697 km	433 miles	376 nm	NW
Phnom Penh	Fri 11:36 AM	734 km	456 miles	397 nm	SW
Khon Kaen	Fri 11:36 AM	758 km	471 miles	409 nm	W
Nanning	Fri 12:36 PM	765 km	475 miles	413 nm	NNW
Macau	Fri 12:36 PM	777 km	483 miles	420 nm	NNE