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 06:44:00 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 Friday, May 4, 2012 at 06:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 06'	North
Longitude:	77° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.78 meters/second, 1604.8 km/hour, 997.2 miles/hour or 866.5 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"	16.62 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.62 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.3"	997.02 mi	west	0° 00' 43.0"	0.82 mi	north	996.99 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 17.6"	1.43 mi	west	0° 17' 06.6"	19.61 mi	north	19.66 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 4, 2012 at 06:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 31'	South
Longitude:	129° 02'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.13 meters/second, 1580.9 km/hour, 982.3 miles/hour or 853.6 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' 26.4"	16.37 mi	west	0° 00' 12.2"	0.23 mi	south	16.37 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 24.9"	982.14 mi	west	0° 12' 14.5"	14.03 mi	south	981.92 mi
24 hours	13° 48' 04.9"	938.70 mi	east	4° 33' 51.0"	313.77 mi	south	982.21 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
Srisailam	Fri 12:14 PM	102 km	63 miles	55 nm	E
Hyderãbãd	Fri 12:14 PM	150 km	93 miles	81 nm	NNE
Anantapur	Fri 12:14 PM	161 km	100 miles	87 nm	SSW
Bijapur	Fri 12:14 PM	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	WNW
Hubli	Fri 12:14 PM	309 km	192 miles	167 nm	WSW
Bangalore	Fri 12:14 PM	349 km	217 miles	188 nm	S
Chennai	Fri 12:14 PM	421 km	262 miles	227 nm	SE
Kakinada	Fri 12:14 PM	471 km	293 miles	254 nm	ENE
Ahmednagar	Fri 12:14 PM	473 km	294 miles	255 nm	NW
Aurangabad	Fri 12:14 PM	474 km	295 miles	256 nm	NW