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 Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 00:54:00 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 Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 00:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 36'	North
Longitude:	165° 23'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.64 meters/second, 1600.7 km/hour, 994.6 miles/hour or 864.3 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' 00.0"	16.58 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.58 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.7"	994.48 mi	west	0° 00' 41.9"	0.80 mi	north	994.45 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 02.7"	1.16 mi	west	0° 16' 37.8"	19.06 mi	north	19.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 00:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 55'	South
Longitude:	16° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.46 meters/second, 1524.5 km/hour, 947.3 miles/hour or 823.1 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' 23.2"	15.79 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	south	15.79 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 12.6"	947.00 mi	west	0° 08' 11.8"	9.40 mi	south	946.68 mi
24 hours	14° 57' 09.8"	984.23 mi	east	2° 37' 39.1"	180.74 mi	south	993.15 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	Sun 12:54 PM	326 km	203 miles	176 nm	NNE
Majuro	Sun 12:54 PM	1222 km	759 miles	660 nm	SSE
Palikir	Sun 11:54 AM	1328 km	825 miles	717 nm	SW
Tarawa	Sun 12:54 PM	1876 km	1165 miles	1013 nm	SSE
Yaren	Sun 12:54 PM	1903 km	1182 miles	1027 nm	S
Midway	Sat 1:54 PM	2188 km	1360 miles	1181 nm	NE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 10:54 AM	2244 km	1394 miles	1212 nm	W
Baker Island	Sat 12:54 PM	2693 km	1674 miles	1454 nm	SE
Honiara	Sun 11:54 AM	2940 km	1827 miles	1588 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Sun 12:54 PM	3168 km	1969 miles	1711 nm	SSE