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 15:46:00 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 15:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 13'	North
Longitude:	57° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.53 meters/second, 1603.9 km/hour, 996.6 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"	996.48 mi	west	0° 00' 42.9"	0.82 mi	north	996.45 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 14.4"	1.37 mi	west	0° 17' 00.5"	19.50 mi	north	19.54 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 4, 2012 at 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 19'	South
Longitude:	100° 34'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.00 meters/second, 1569.6 km/hour, 975.3 miles/hour or 847.5 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' 25.7"	16.25 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	south	16.26 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 41.7"	975.11 mi	west	0° 11' 38.6"	13.34 mi	south	974.84 mi
24 hours	14° 05' 13.8"	952.06 mi	east	4° 14' 55.6"	292.13 mi	south	987.65 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
Bridgetown	Fri 11:46 AM	407 km	253 miles	220 nm	SSW
Fort-de-France	Fri 11:46 AM	414 km	257 miles	223 nm	WSW
Roseau	Fri 11:46 AM	419 km	260 miles	226 nm	WSW
Pointe-à-Pitre	Fri 11:46 AM	422 km	262 miles	228 nm	W
Castries	Fri 11:46 AM	438 km	272 miles	236 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Fri 11:46 AM	443 km	276 miles	239 nm	W
Vieux Fort	Fri 11:46 AM	454 km	282 miles	245 nm	SW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Fri 11:46 AM	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	WNW
Brades	Fri 11:46 AM	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	W
Kingstown	Fri 11:46 AM	517 km	321 miles	279 nm	SW