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 11:08:00 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 11:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 60'	North
Longitude:	11° 51'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.72 meters/second, 1597.4 km/hour, 992.6 miles/hour or 862.5 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"	16.54 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.54 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.2"	992.41 mi	west	0° 00' 40.9"	0.78 mi	north	992.38 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 50.5"	0.93 mi	west	0° 16' 13.7"	18.60 mi	north	18.62 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 7, 2012 at 11:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 13'	South
Longitude:	148° 52'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.31 meters/second, 1491.5 km/hour, 926.8 miles/hour or 805.4 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' 21.9"	15.45 mi	west	0° 00' 03.0"	0.06 mi	south	15.45 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 00.3"	926.53 mi	west	0° 03' 02.5"	3.49 mi	south	926.38 mi
24 hours	15° 07' 44.2"	975.65 mi	east	0° 27' 58.4"	32.08 mi	south	974.62 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
Agadez	Mon 12:08 PM	412 km	256 miles	222 nm	W
Zinder	Mon 12:08 PM	468 km	291 miles	253 nm	SW
Maradi	Mon 12:08 PM	641 km	398 miles	346 nm	SW
Ndjamena	Mon 12:08 PM	641 km	398 miles	346 nm	SSE
Kano	Mon 12:08 PM	659 km	410 miles	356 nm	SSW
Kaduna	Mon 12:08 PM	861 km	535 miles	465 nm	SW
Abuja	Mon 12:08 PM	1002 km	623 miles	541 nm	SSW
Niamey	Mon 12:08 PM	1115 km	693 miles	602 nm	WSW
Yaoundé	Mon 12:08 PM	1454 km	904 miles	785 nm	S
Lagos	Mon 12:08 PM	1489 km	925 miles	804 nm	SW