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 08:48:00 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 08:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 42'	North
Longitude:	46° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.43 meters/second, 1600.0 km/hour, 994.2 miles/hour or 863.9 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"	994.00 mi	west	0° 00' 41.6"	0.80 mi	north	993.97 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 00.0"	1.10 mi	west	0° 16' 32.2"	18.96 mi	north	18.99 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 08:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 56'	South
Longitude:	130° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.75 meters/second, 1514.7 km/hour, 941.2 miles/hour or 817.9 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' 22.7"	15.69 mi	west	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	south	15.69 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 45.4"	940.93 mi	west	0° 07' 06.8"	8.16 mi	south	940.63 mi
24 hours	15° 04' 30.4"	986.43 mi	east	2° 09' 15.5"	148.20 mi	south	990.97 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
Sana	Sun 11:48 AM	318 km	197 miles	171 nm	WSW
Aden	Sun 11:48 AM	472 km	293 miles	255 nm	SSW
Bosaso	Sun 11:48 AM	648 km	403 miles	350 nm	SSE
Tadjoura	Sun 11:48 AM	693 km	431 miles	374 nm	SW
Djibouti	Sun 11:48 AM	693 km	431 miles	374 nm	SW
Ali Sabieh	Sun 11:48 AM	760 km	472 miles	411 nm	SW
Salalah	Sun 12:48 PM	770 km	479 miles	416 nm	E
Hargeisa	Sun 11:48 AM	846 km	525 miles	457 nm	SSW
Asmara	Sun 11:48 AM	863 km	536 miles	466 nm	W
Mek'ele	Sun 11:48 AM	871 km	541 miles	470 nm	WSW