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 14:08:00 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 14:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 11'	North
Longitude:	33° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.58 meters/second, 1604.1 km/hour, 996.7 miles/hour or 866.1 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"	16.61 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.61 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.3"	996.58 mi	west	0° 00' 42.9"	0.82 mi	north	996.55 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 14.9"	1.38 mi	west	0° 17' 01.6"	19.52 mi	north	19.57 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 4, 2012 at 14:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 00'	South
Longitude:	124° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.58 meters/second, 1571.7 km/hour, 976.6 miles/hour or 848.7 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' 25.9"	16.28 mi	west	0° 00' 11.7"	0.23 mi	south	16.28 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 49.4"	976.43 mi	west	0° 11' 45.8"	13.48 mi	south	976.17 mi
24 hours	14° 02' 09.6"	949.75 mi	east	4° 18' 36.5"	296.34 mi	south	986.78 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
Mindelo	Fri 1:08 PM	868 km	540 miles	469 nm	E
Praia	Fri 1:08 PM	1036 km	644 miles	560 nm	E
Dakar	Fri 2:08 PM	1689 km	1049 miles	912 nm	E
Banjul	Fri 2:08 PM	1803 km	1120 miles	973 nm	E
Nouakchott	Fri 2:08 PM	1832 km	1138 miles	989 nm	E
Bissau	Fri 2:08 PM	1950 km	1212 miles	1053 nm	ESE
Conakry	Fri 2:08 PM	2228 km	1384 miles	1203 nm	ESE
Fortaleza	Fri 11:08 AM	2287 km	1421 miles	1235 nm	SSW
Freetown	Fri 2:08 PM	2319 km	1441 miles	1252 nm	ESE
El Aaiún *	Fri 3:08 PM	2384 km	1482 miles	1288 nm	NE