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 Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 00:44:00 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 Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 00:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 25'	North
Longitude:	167° 50'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.72 meters/second, 1593.8 km/hour, 990.3 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"	990.14 mi	west	0° 00' 39.8"	0.76 mi	north	990.11 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 36.9"	0.68 mi	west	0° 15' 46.5"	18.08 mi	north	18.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 00:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 16'	South
Longitude:	30° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.82 meters/second, 1493.4 km/hour, 927.9 miles/hour or 806.4 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' 23.4"	15.47 mi	west	0° 00' 02.9"	0.05 mi	north	15.47 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 24.2"	927.71 mi	west	0° 02' 55.9"	3.36 mi	north	927.87 mi
24 hours	14° 15' 33.9"	919.29 mi	east	1° 48' 18.3"	124.18 mi	north	933.06 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
Wake Island	Wed 12:44 PM	242 km	150 miles	131 nm	NNW
Majuro	Wed 12:44 PM	1193 km	741 miles	644 nm	SSE
Palikir	Wed 11:44 AM	1566 km	973 miles	846 nm	SW
Tarawa	Wed 12:44 PM	1858 km	1154 miles	1003 nm	SSE
Midway	Tue 1:44 PM	1930 km	1199 miles	1042 nm	NE
Yaren	Wed 12:44 PM	1988 km	1235 miles	1073 nm	S
Guam (Hagåtña)	Wed 10:44 AM	2514 km	1562 miles	1357 nm	W
Baker Island	Tue 12:44 PM	2566 km	1594 miles	1385 nm	SE
Honiara	Wed 11:44 AM	3093 km	1922 miles	1670 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Wed 12:44 PM	3130 km	1945 miles	1690 nm	SSE