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 02:20:00 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 02:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 37'	North
Longitude:	143° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.61 meters/second, 1600.6 km/hour, 994.6 miles/hour or 864.2 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"	994.39 mi	west	0° 00' 41.9"	0.80 mi	north	994.36 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 02.3"	1.15 mi	west	0° 16' 36.8"	19.04 mi	north	19.08 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 02:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 07'	South
Longitude:	37° 25'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.95 meters/second, 1522.6 km/hour, 946.1 miles/hour or 822.2 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"	15.77 mi	west	0° 00' 08.0"	0.15 mi	south	15.77 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 07.2"	945.86 mi	west	0° 08' 00.3"	9.18 mi	south	945.54 mi
24 hours	14° 58' 41.2"	984.81 mi	east	2° 32' 36.8"	174.97 mi	south	992.86 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
Saipan	Sun 12:20 PM	254 km	158 miles	137 nm	SE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 12:20 PM	360 km	224 miles	194 nm	SSE
Melekeok	Sun 11:20 AM	1425 km	885 miles	769 nm	SW
Palikir	Sun 1:20 PM	1889 km	1174 miles	1020 nm	ESE
Yokohama	Sun 11:20 AM	2128 km	1323 miles	1149 nm	N
Jayapura	Sun 11:20 AM	2147 km	1334 miles	1159 nm	S
Tokyo	Sun 11:20 AM	2154 km	1338 miles	1163 nm	N
Osaka	Sun 11:20 AM	2167 km	1347 miles	1170 nm	NNW
Nagoya	Sun 11:20 AM	2169 km	1348 miles	1171 nm	NNW
Kobe	Sun 11:20 AM	2182 km	1356 miles	1178 nm	NNW