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 12:58:00 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 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 12:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 17'	North
Longitude:	15° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.03 meters/second, 1594.9 km/hour, 991.0 miles/hour or 861.2 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"	16.52 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.52 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.9"	990.85 mi	west	0° 00' 40.0"	0.77 mi	north	990.82 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 41.1"	0.76 mi	west	0° 15' 55.1"	18.25 mi	north	18.26 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 12:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 40'	South
Longitude:	160° 06'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.38 meters/second, 1488.2 km/hour, 924.7 miles/hour or 803.5 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' 22.5"	15.41 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	15.41 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 40.1"	924.46 mi	west	0° 01' 08.5"	1.31 mi	north	924.53 mi
24 hours	14° 37' 51.6"	940.73 mi	east	1° 08' 50.5"	78.94 mi	north	947.69 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
Rosso	Tue 12:58 PM	87 km	54 miles	47 nm	S
Nouakchott	Tue 12:58 PM	95 km	59 miles	51 nm	NNW
Touba	Tue 12:58 PM	269 km	167 miles	145 nm	S
Thiès	Tue 12:58 PM	307 km	191 miles	166 nm	SSW
Dakar	Tue 12:58 PM	346 km	215 miles	187 nm	SSW
Farafenni	Tue 12:58 PM	411 km	255 miles	222 nm	S
Nouadhibou	Tue 12:58 PM	430 km	267 miles	232 nm	NNW
Banjul	Tue 12:58 PM	436 km	271 miles	235 nm	SSW
Serekunda	Tue 12:58 PM	440 km	273 miles	237 nm	SSW
Gabú	Tue 12:58 PM	575 km	357 miles	310 nm	SSE