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 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 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 23:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 24'	North
Longitude:	177° 10'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.74 meters/second, 1593.9 km/hour, 990.4 miles/hour or 860.6 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"	16.51 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.51 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.7"	990.20 mi	west	0° 00' 39.8"	0.76 mi	north	990.17 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 37.2"	0.68 mi	west	0° 15' 47.2"	18.10 mi	north	18.11 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 23:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 19'	South
Longitude:	45° 03'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.66 meters/second, 1492.8 km/hour, 927.6 miles/hour or 806.0 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' 23.2"	15.46 mi	west	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	north	15.46 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 20.0"	927.34 mi	west	0° 02' 47.1"	3.19 mi	north	927.49 mi
24 hours	14° 17' 37.1"	921.21 mi	east	1° 45' 06.1"	120.51 mi	north	934.34 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	Tue 12:44 PM	1197 km	744 miles	646 nm	N
Majuro	Wed 11:44 AM	1698 km	1055 miles	917 nm	SW
Wake Island	Wed 11:44 AM	1723 km	1071 miles	930 nm	W
Baker Island	Tue 11:44 AM	1905 km	1184 miles	1029 nm	S
Tarawa	Wed 11:44 AM	2070 km	1286 miles	1118 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Tue 1:44 PM	2073 km	1288 miles	1119 nm	ENE
Yaren	Wed 11:44 AM	2642 km	1642 miles	1427 nm	SW
Kiritimati	Wed 1:44 PM	2767 km	1720 miles	1494 nm	SE
Funafuti	Wed 11:44 AM	2894 km	1798 miles	1563 nm	S
Palikir	Wed 10:44 AM	2920 km	1814 miles	1577 nm	WSW