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 15:56:00 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 15:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 19'	North
Longitude:	60° 10'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.95 meters/second, 1594.6 km/hour, 990.9 miles/hour or 861.0 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' 01.8"	990.67 mi	west	0° 00' 40.0"	0.77 mi	north	990.64 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 40.0"	0.74 mi	west	0° 15' 53.0"	18.21 mi	north	18.22 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 15:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 36'	South
Longitude:	157° 15'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.64 meters/second, 1489.1 km/hour, 925.3 miles/hour or 804.1 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' 22.7"	15.42 mi	west	0° 00' 01.5"	0.03 mi	north	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 49.8"	925.05 mi	west	0° 01' 36.2"	1.84 mi	north	925.14 mi
24 hours	14° 32' 39.2"	935.57 mi	east	1° 19' 08.7"	90.75 mi	north	944.11 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
Saint John's (Antigua)	Tue 11:56 AM	181 km	113 miles	98 nm	W
Pointe-à-Pitre	Tue 11:56 AM	189 km	118 miles	102 nm	SW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Tue 11:56 AM	222 km	138 miles	120 nm	SW
Brades	Tue 11:56 AM	226 km	140 miles	122 nm	WSW
Roseau	Tue 11:56 AM	259 km	161 miles	140 nm	SSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Tue 11:56 AM	272 km	169 miles	147 nm	W
Gustavia	Tue 11:56 AM	292 km	182 miles	158 nm	WNW
Fort-de-France	Tue 11:56 AM	316 km	196 miles	170 nm	SSW
Marigot	Tue 11:56 AM	321 km	200 miles	173 nm	WNW
The Valley	Tue 11:56 AM	324 km	201 miles	175 nm	WNW