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 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 05:08:00 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 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 05:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 12'	North
Longitude:	101° 51'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.24 meters/second, 1595.7 km/hour, 991.5 miles/hour or 861.6 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"	991.32 mi	west	0° 00' 40.3"	0.77 mi	north	991.29 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 44.0"	0.81 mi	west	0° 16' 00.8"	18.35 mi	north	18.37 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 05:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 43'	South
Longitude:	47° 30'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.05 meters/second, 1487.0 km/hour, 924.0 miles/hour or 802.9 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' 22.3"	15.40 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.40 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 19.1"	923.72 mi	west	0° 00' 06.2"	0.12 mi	south	923.72 mi
24 hours	14° 50' 02.2"	953.39 mi	east	0° 40' 39.4"	46.62 mi	north	956.74 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
Udon Thani	Tue 12:08 PM	103 km	64 miles	56 nm	ENE
Vientiane	Tue 12:08 PM	117 km	73 miles	63 nm	NE
Khon Kaen	Tue 12:08 PM	135 km	84 miles	73 nm	SE
Wanon Niwat	Tue 12:08 PM	208 km	129 miles	113 nm	ENE
Sakon Nakhon	Tue 12:08 PM	245 km	152 miles	132 nm	E
Luang Prabang	Tue 12:08 PM	299 km	186 miles	162 nm	N
Savannakhet	Tue 12:08 PM	317 km	197 miles	171 nm	ESE
Chiang Mai	Tue 12:08 PM	351 km	218 miles	189 nm	WNW
Bangkok	Tue 12:08 PM	411 km	255 miles	222 nm	SSW
Battambang	Tue 12:08 PM	476 km	296 miles	257 nm	SSE