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 12:48:00 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 12:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 44'	North
Longitude:	13° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.32 meters/second, 1599.6 km/hour, 993.9 miles/hour or 863.7 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' 02.6"	993.76 mi	west	0° 00' 41.5"	0.79 mi	north	993.73 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 58.5"	1.08 mi	west	0° 16' 29.5"	18.90 mi	north	18.93 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 12:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 24'	South
Longitude:	172° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.48 meters/second, 1510.1 km/hour, 938.4 miles/hour or 815.4 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' 22.5"	15.64 mi	west	0° 00' 06.5"	0.13 mi	south	15.64 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 33.6"	938.10 mi	west	0° 06' 32.1"	7.49 mi	south	937.81 mi
24 hours	344° 52' 48.5"	986.60 mi	west	1° 54' 22.3"	131.14 mi	south	989.36 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
Rosso	Sun 12:48 PM	287 km	178 miles	155 nm	W
Nouakchott	Sun 12:48 PM	337 km	210 miles	182 nm	WNW
Touba	Sun 12:48 PM	360 km	224 miles	194 nm	SW
Farafenni	Sun 12:48 PM	439 km	273 miles	237 nm	SW
Thiès	Sun 12:48 PM	460 km	286 miles	249 nm	WSW
Gabú	Sun 12:48 PM	507 km	315 miles	274 nm	SSW
Dakar	Sun 12:48 PM	515 km	320 miles	278 nm	WSW
Banjul	Sun 12:48 PM	519 km	323 miles	280 nm	SW
Serekunda	Sun 12:48 PM	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	SW
Bafatá	Sun 12:48 PM	531 km	330 miles	287 nm	SSW