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 04:36:00 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 Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 39'	North
Longitude:	109° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.54 meters/second, 1600.4 km/hour, 994.4 miles/hour or 864.1 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"	16.57 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.57 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.7"	994.25 mi	west	0° 00' 41.7"	0.80 mi	north	994.22 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 01.4"	1.13 mi	west	0° 16' 35.1"	19.01 mi	north	19.05 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 25'	South
Longitude:	70° 01'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.16 meters/second, 1519.8 km/hour, 944.3 miles/hour or 820.6 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' 23.0"	15.74 mi	west	0° 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	south	15.74 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 59.1"	944.09 mi	west	0° 07' 42.1"	8.83 mi	south	943.77 mi
24 hours	15° 00' 55.5"	985.57 mi	east	2° 24' 32.3"	165.72 mi	south	992.29 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
Haikou	Sun 12:36 PM	379 km	236 miles	205 nm	N
Pakse	Sun 11:36 AM	468 km	291 miles	253 nm	WSW
Savannakhet	Sun 11:36 AM	547 km	340 miles	296 nm	W
Hai Phong	Sun 11:36 AM	576 km	358 miles	311 nm	NW
Hanoi	Sun 11:36 AM	645 km	401 miles	348 nm	NW
Nanning	Sun 12:36 PM	703 km	437 miles	379 nm	NNW
Macau	Sun 12:36 PM	725 km	451 miles	392 nm	NNE
Ho Chi Minh	Sun 11:36 AM	735 km	456 miles	397 nm	SSW
Khon Kaen	Sun 11:36 AM	752 km	467 miles	406 nm	W
Hong Kong	Sun 12:36 PM	773 km	480 miles	417 nm	NE