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 06:34:00 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 06:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 23'	North
Longitude:	80° 24'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.14 meters/second, 1602.5 km/hour, 995.7 miles/hour or 865.3 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"	995.58 mi	west	0° 00' 42.3"	0.81 mi	north	995.55 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 09.2"	1.28 mi	west	0° 16' 50.5"	19.30 mi	north	19.35 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 06:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 03'	South
Longitude:	112° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.40 meters/second, 1549.4 km/hour, 962.8 miles/hour or 836.6 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' 24.5"	16.05 mi	west	0° 00' 10.3"	0.20 mi	south	16.05 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 30.8"	962.56 mi	west	0° 10' 20.4"	11.85 mi	south	962.24 mi
24 hours	14° 31' 33.5"	970.40 mi	east	3° 36' 30.8"	248.16 mi	south	993.01 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
Guntur	Sat 12:04 PM	11 km	7 miles	6 nm	SSE
Vijayawada	Sat 12:04 PM	28 km	17 miles	15 nm	ENE
Eluru	Sat 12:04 PM	89 km	55 miles	48 nm	ENE
Tadepalligudem	Sat 12:04 PM	130 km	81 miles	70 nm	ENE
Bhadrachalam	Sat 12:04 PM	151 km	94 miles	82 nm	NNE
Rajahmundry	Sat 12:04 PM	162 km	101 miles	88 nm	ENE
Srisailam	Sat 12:04 PM	167 km	104 miles	90 nm	WSW
Warangal	Sat 12:04 PM	184 km	114 miles	99 nm	NNW
Kakinada	Sat 12:04 PM	206 km	128 miles	111 nm	ENE
Nellore	Sat 12:04 PM	219 km	136 miles	118 nm	SSW