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 23:44:00 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 23:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 08'	North
Longitude:	177° 09'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.39 meters/second, 1596.2 km/hour, 991.8 miles/hour or 861.9 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"	16.53 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.53 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.0"	991.65 mi	west	0° 00' 40.4"	0.77 mi	north	991.62 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 46.0"	0.84 mi	west	0° 16' 04.7"	18.43 mi	north	18.45 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 7, 2012 at 23:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 40'	South
Longitude:	30° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.13 meters/second, 1487.3 km/hour, 924.2 miles/hour or 803.1 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"	15.40 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	15.40 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 09.1"	923.90 mi	west	0° 00' 58.9"	1.13 mi	south	923.85 mi
24 hours	14° 56' 56.5"	961.16 mi	east	0° 20' 31.0"	23.53 mi	north	962.57 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
Midway	Mon 12:44 PM	1227 km	762 miles	662 nm	N
Majuro	Tue 11:44 AM	1680 km	1044 miles	907 nm	SW
Wake Island	Tue 11:44 AM	1729 km	1075 miles	934 nm	W
Baker Island	Mon 11:44 AM	1875 km	1165 miles	1013 nm	S
Tarawa	Tue 11:44 AM	2046 km	1271 miles	1105 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Mon 1:44 PM	2079 km	1292 miles	1123 nm	ENE
Yaren	Tue 11:44 AM	2622 km	1629 miles	1416 nm	SW
Kiritimati	Tue 1:44 PM	2749 km	1708 miles	1484 nm	SE
Funafuti	Tue 11:44 AM	2865 km	1780 miles	1547 nm	S
Palikir	Tue 10:44 AM	2911 km	1809 miles	1572 nm	WSW