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 Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 01:14:00 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 Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 01:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 19'	North
Longitude:	160° 24'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.28 meters/second, 1603.0 km/hour, 996.1 miles/hour or 865.6 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"	16.60 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.60 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.0"	995.91 mi	west	0° 00' 42.5"	0.81 mi	north	995.88 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 11.0"	1.31 mi	west	0° 16' 54.1"	19.37 mi	north	19.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 01:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 07'	South
Longitude:	35° 58'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.46 meters/second, 1556.8 km/hour, 967.4 miles/hour or 840.6 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' 24.9"	16.12 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	south	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 56.0"	967.17 mi	west	0° 10' 51.3"	12.44 mi	south	966.86 mi
24 hours	14° 22' 27.9"	964.41 mi	east	3° 51' 22.7"	265.18 mi	south	991.61 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
Wake Island	Sat 1:14 PM	739 km	459 miles	399 nm	ENE
Palikir	Sat 12:14 PM	1069 km	664 miles	577 nm	SSW
Majuro	Sat 1:14 PM	1553 km	965 miles	839 nm	SE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sat 11:14 AM	1712 km	1064 miles	925 nm	W
Yaren	Sat 1:14 PM	1997 km	1241 miles	1078 nm	SSE
Tarawa	Sat 1:14 PM	2151 km	1337 miles	1162 nm	SE
Midway	Fri 2:14 PM	2635 km	1637 miles	1423 nm	NE
Honiara	Sat 12:14 PM	2849 km	1770 miles	1538 nm	S
Melekeok	Sat 10:14 AM	2969 km	1845 miles	1603 nm	WSW
Tokyo	Sat 10:14 AM	2970 km	1846 miles	1604 nm	NW