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 17:58:00 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 17:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 04'	North
Longitude:	90° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.54 meters/second, 1596.7 km/hour, 992.2 miles/hour or 862.2 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' 02.1"	991.99 mi	west	0° 00' 40.6"	0.78 mi	north	991.96 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 48.0"	0.88 mi	west	0° 16' 08.8"	18.51 mi	north	18.53 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 7, 2012 at 17:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 31'	South
Longitude:	112° 57'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.50 meters/second, 1488.6 km/hour, 925.0 miles/hour or 803.8 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"	15.42 mi	west	0° 00' 02.0"	0.04 mi	south	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 02.6"	924.72 mi	west	0° 01' 55.4"	2.21 mi	south	924.62 mi
24 hours	15° 02' 50.7"	968.46 mi	east	0° 01' 28.6"	1.69 mi	south	968.38 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
Belmopan	Mon 11:58 AM	200 km	125 miles	108 nm	E
San Cristobal de las Casas *	Mon 12:58 PM	215 km	134 miles	116 nm	W
Orange Walk Town	Mon 11:58 AM	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	ENE
Tuxtla Gutierrez *	Mon 12:58 PM	265 km	165 miles	143 nm	W
Belize City	Mon 11:58 AM	265 km	165 miles	143 nm	E
Guatemala	Mon 11:58 AM	272 km	169 miles	147 nm	S
Chetumal *	Mon 12:58 PM	295 km	183 miles	159 nm	ENE
Escuintla	Mon 11:58 AM	307 km	191 miles	166 nm	S
Choloma	Mon 11:58 AM	331 km	206 miles	179 nm	ESE
Santa Ana	Mon 11:58 AM	360 km	224 miles	195 nm	SSE