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 02:46:00 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 Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 02:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 20'	North
Longitude:	137° 24'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.24 meters/second, 1602.9 km/hour, 996.0 miles/hour or 865.5 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"	16.60 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.60 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.1"	995.81 mi	west	0° 00' 42.4"	0.81 mi	north	995.78 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 10.5"	1.30 mi	west	0° 16' 53.0"	19.35 mi	north	19.40 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 02:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 23'	South
Longitude:	58° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.87 meters/second, 1554.7 km/hour, 966.1 miles/hour or 839.5 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' 24.8"	16.10 mi	west	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	south	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 48.8"	965.85 mi	west	0° 10' 42.7"	12.28 mi	south	965.54 mi
24 hours	14° 25' 08.1"	966.21 mi	east	3° 47' 13.3"	260.42 mi	south	992.07 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
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sat 12:46 PM	852 km	530 miles	460 nm	ESE
Saipan	Sat 12:46 PM	904 km	562 miles	488 nm	E
Melekeok	Sat 11:46 AM	1023 km	636 miles	553 nm	SSW
Davao	Sat 10:46 AM	1643 km	1021 miles	887 nm	SW
Quezon	Sat 10:46 AM	1762 km	1095 miles	951 nm	W
Manila	Sat 10:46 AM	1769 km	1100 miles	955 nm	W
Taipei	Sat 10:46 AM	1913 km	1189 miles	1033 nm	WNW
Manokwari	Sat 11:46 AM	1938 km	1204 miles	1046 nm	S
Kumamoto	Sat 11:46 AM	1944 km	1208 miles	1050 nm	NNW
Osaka	Sat 11:46 AM	2039 km	1267 miles	1101 nm	N