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 09:48:00 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 09:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 42'	North
Longitude:	31° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.40 meters/second, 1599.9 km/hour, 994.1 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"	993.94 mi	west	0° 00' 41.6"	0.80 mi	north	993.91 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 59.5"	1.10 mi	west	0° 16' 31.5"	18.94 mi	north	18.97 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 09:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 03'	South
Longitude:	144° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.42 meters/second, 1513.5 km/hour, 940.5 miles/hour or 817.2 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' 22.7"	15.67 mi	west	0° 00' 07.0"	0.13 mi	south	15.68 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 42.2"	940.20 mi	west	0° 06' 58.3"	7.99 mi	south	939.91 mi
24 hours	15° 05' 14.8"	986.54 mi	east	2° 05' 33.9"	143.97 mi	south	990.60 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
Khartoum	Sun 12:48 PM	141 km	87 miles	76 nm	SSE
Kassala	Sun 12:48 PM	504 km	313 miles	272 nm	ESE
Teseney	Sun 12:48 PM	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	ESE
Port Sudan	Sun 12:48 PM	651 km	404 miles	351 nm	ENE
Keren	Sun 12:48 PM	711 km	442 miles	384 nm	E
Asmara	Sun 12:48 PM	771 km	479 miles	416 nm	E
Malakal	Sun 12:48 PM	794 km	494 miles	429 nm	S
Mek'ele	Sun 12:48 PM	890 km	553 miles	481 nm	ESE
Jeddah	Sun 12:48 PM	933 km	580 miles	504 nm	NE
Makkah	Sun 12:48 PM	986 km	613 miles	532 nm	ENE