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 Monday, May 7, 2012 at 01:24:00 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 Monday, May 7, 2012 at 01:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 53'	North
Longitude:	157° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.99 meters/second, 1598.3 km/hour, 993.2 miles/hour or 863.0 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"	16.55 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.55 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.4"	992.99 mi	west	0° 00' 41.1"	0.79 mi	north	992.96 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 54.0"	0.99 mi	west	0° 16' 20.6"	18.73 mi	north	18.76 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 7, 2012 at 01:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 35'	South
Longitude:	9° 02'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.13 meters/second, 1498.1 km/hour, 930.8 miles/hour or 808.9 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' 22.0"	15.51 mi	west	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	south	15.52 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 07.6"	930.58 mi	west	0° 04' 36.5"	5.28 mi	south	930.36 mi
24 hours	15° 10' 36.3"	982.87 mi	east	1° 05' 59.2"	75.67 mi	south	982.18 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
Wake Island	Mon 1:24 PM	967 km	601 miles	522 nm	ENE
Palikir	Mon 12:24 PM	1103 km	685 miles	596 nm	S
Guam (Hagåtña)	Mon 11:24 AM	1458 km	906 miles	787 nm	WSW
Majuro	Mon 1:24 PM	1806 km	1122 miles	975 nm	SE
Yaren	Mon 1:24 PM	2168 km	1347 miles	1170 nm	SSE
Tarawa	Mon 1:24 PM	2382 km	1480 miles	1286 nm	SE
Melekeok	Mon 10:24 AM	2730 km	1696 miles	1474 nm	WSW
Tokyo	Mon 10:24 AM	2753 km	1711 miles	1486 nm	NW
Midway	Sun 2:24 PM	2831 km	1759 miles	1529 nm	ENE
Honiara	Mon 12:24 PM	2919 km	1814 miles	1576 nm	S