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 13:54:00 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 13:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 02'	North
Longitude:	29° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.65 meters/second, 1597.1 km/hour, 992.4 miles/hour or 862.4 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' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.54 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.1"	992.24 mi	west	0° 00' 40.8"	0.78 mi	north	992.21 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 49.5"	0.91 mi	west	0° 16' 11.6"	18.56 mi	north	18.59 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 7, 2012 at 13:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 21'	South
Longitude:	171° 23'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.94 meters/second, 1490.2 km/hour, 926.0 miles/hour or 804.6 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' 21.10"	15.43 mi	west	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	south	15.43 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 00.5"	925.69 mi	west	0° 02' 35.4"	2.97 mi	south	925.56 mi
24 hours	344° 53' 57.6"	972.94 mi	west	0° 17' 12.3"	19.73 mi	south	972.18 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
Mindelo	Mon 12:54 PM	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	E
Praia	Mon 12:54 PM	696 km	433 miles	376 nm	ESE
Dakar	Mon 1:54 PM	1334 km	829 miles	720 nm	E
Nouakchott	Mon 1:54 PM	1455 km	904 miles	786 nm	E
Banjul	Mon 1:54 PM	1458 km	906 miles	787 nm	ESE
Bissau	Mon 1:54 PM	1620 km	1006 miles	875 nm	ESE
Conakry	Mon 1:54 PM	1915 km	1190 miles	1034 nm	ESE
Freetown	Mon 1:54 PM	2015 km	1252 miles	1088 nm	ESE
El Aaiún *	Mon 2:54 PM	2031 km	1262 miles	1096 nm	NE
Monrovia	Mon 1:54 PM	2368 km	1471 miles	1279 nm	ESE