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 13:44:00 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 13:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 45'	North
Longitude:	27° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.30 meters/second, 1599.5 km/hour, 993.9 miles/hour or 863.6 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' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.57 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.5"	993.70 mi	west	0° 00' 41.4"	0.79 mi	north	993.67 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 58.1"	1.07 mi	west	0° 16' 28.8"	18.89 mi	north	18.92 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 13:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 30'	South
Longitude:	158° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.20 meters/second, 1509.1 km/hour, 937.7 miles/hour or 814.9 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' 22.5"	15.63 mi	west	0° 00' 06.4"	0.12 mi	south	15.63 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 31.0"	937.46 mi	west	0° 06' 24.0"	7.34 mi	south	937.18 mi
24 hours	15° 07' 42.4"	986.55 mi	east	1° 50' 51.4"	127.11 mi	south	988.93 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
Mindelo	Sun 12:44 PM	229 km	142 miles	124 nm	E
Praia	Sun 12:44 PM	437 km	271 miles	236 nm	ESE
Santa Maria	Sun 12:44 PM	451 km	280 miles	243 nm	E
Dakar	Sun 1:44 PM	1064 km	661 miles	575 nm	E
Banjul	Sun 1:44 PM	1192 km	740 miles	643 nm	ESE
Nouakchott	Sun 1:44 PM	1194 km	742 miles	645 nm	E
Bissau	Sun 1:44 PM	1358 km	844 miles	733 nm	ESE
Conakry	Sun 1:44 PM	1660 km	1031 miles	896 nm	ESE
Freetown	Sun 1:44 PM	1763 km	1096 miles	952 nm	ESE
El Aaiún *	Sun 2:44 PM	1840 km	1144 miles	994 nm	NE