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 03:36:00 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 03:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 21'	North
Longitude:	124° 54'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.22 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"	995.76 mi	west	0° 00' 42.4"	0.81 mi	north	995.73 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 10.3"	1.30 mi	west	0° 16' 52.5"	19.34 mi	north	19.39 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 03:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 32'	South
Longitude:	70° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.55 meters/second, 1553.6 km/hour, 965.3 miles/hour or 838.9 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' 44.8"	965.13 mi	west	0° 10' 38.0"	12.18 mi	south	964.82 mi
24 hours	14° 26' 34.1"	967.16 mi	east	3° 44' 55.2"	257.79 mi	south	992.31 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
Quezon	Sat 11:36 AM	450 km	280 miles	243 nm	WSW
Baguio City	Sat 11:36 AM	459 km	286 miles	248 nm	W
Manila	Sat 11:36 AM	460 km	286 miles	248 nm	WSW
Makati	Sat 11:36 AM	461 km	286 miles	249 nm	WSW
Tarlac City	Sat 11:36 AM	471 km	293 miles	254 nm	W
Mabalacat	Sat 11:36 AM	480 km	298 miles	259 nm	WSW
Angeles	Sat 11:36 AM	481 km	299 miles	260 nm	WSW
Olongapo	Sat 11:36 AM	522 km	325 miles	282 nm	WSW
Bacolod	Sat 11:36 AM	664 km	412 miles	358 nm	SSW
Iloilo City	Sat 11:36 AM	674 km	419 miles	364 nm	SSW