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 17:18:00 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 17:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 47'	North
Longitude:	80° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.20 meters/second, 1599.1 km/hour, 993.7 miles/hour or 863.5 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"	16.56 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.56 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.5"	993.48 mi	west	0° 00' 41.3"	0.79 mi	north	993.45 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 56.8"	1.05 mi	west	0° 16' 26.3"	18.84 mi	north	18.87 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 17:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 52'	South
Longitude:	107° 23'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.17 meters/second, 1505.4 km/hour, 935.4 miles/hour or 812.9 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' 22.3"	15.59 mi	west	0° 00' 05.9"	0.11 mi	south	15.59 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 22.3"	935.15 mi	west	0° 05' 51.8"	6.72 mi	south	934.88 mi
24 hours	15° 09' 18.5"	986.01 mi	east	1° 37' 18.1"	111.57 mi	south	987.15 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
George Town (Cayman)	Sun 12:18 PM	293 km	182 miles	158 nm	NNW
Montego Bay	Sun 12:18 PM	343 km	213 miles	185 nm	ENE
May Pen	Sun 12:18 PM	383 km	238 miles	207 nm	ENE
Kingston	Sun 12:18 PM	430 km	267 miles	232 nm	ENE
Camagüey *	Sun 1:18 PM	583 km	362 miles	315 nm	NNE
Santiago de Cuba *	Sun 1:18 PM	621 km	386 miles	335 nm	NE
Holguín *	Sun 1:18 PM	646 km	402 miles	349 nm	NE
La Ceiba	Sun 11:18 AM	668 km	415 miles	360 nm	W
Havana *	Sun 1:18 PM	726 km	451 miles	392 nm	NNW
Tegucigalpa	Sun 11:18 AM	769 km	478 miles	415 nm	WSW