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 03:16:00 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 03:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 21'	North
Longitude:	129° 54'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.23 meters/second, 1602.8 km/hour, 995.9 miles/hour or 865.4 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"	995.78 mi	west	0° 00' 42.4"	0.81 mi	north	995.75 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 10.3"	1.30 mi	west	0° 16' 52.7"	19.35 mi	north	19.39 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 03:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 28'	South
Longitude:	65° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.67 meters/second, 1554.0 km/hour, 965.6 miles/hour or 839.1 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' 24.7"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 10.6"	0.20 mi	south	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 46.3"	965.41 mi	west	0° 10' 39.9"	12.22 mi	south	965.10 mi
24 hours	14° 25' 59.9"	966.78 mi	east	3° 45' 50.6"	258.85 mi	south	992.22 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
Cebu City	Sat 11:16 AM	934 km	580 miles	504 nm	SW
Quezon	Sat 11:16 AM	966 km	600 miles	521 nm	W
Makati	Sat 11:16 AM	973 km	605 miles	525 nm	W
Manila	Sat 11:16 AM	974 km	605 miles	526 nm	W
Bacolod	Sat 11:16 AM	979 km	608 miles	529 nm	SW
Baguio City	Sat 11:16 AM	994 km	617 miles	536 nm	W
Melekeok	Sat 12:16 PM	1105 km	687 miles	597 nm	SSE
Davao	Sat 11:16 AM	1127 km	700 miles	609 nm	SSW
Taipei	Sat 11:16 AM	1300 km	808 miles	702 nm	NW
Shantou	Sat 11:16 AM	1586 km	986 miles	857 nm	WNW