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 03:46:00 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 03:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 27'	North
Longitude:	122° 20'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.63 meters/second, 1593.5 km/hour, 990.1 miles/hour or 860.4 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"	16.50 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.50 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.7"	989.96 mi	west	0° 00' 39.6"	0.76 mi	north	989.93 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 35.8"	0.66 mi	west	0° 15' 44.3"	18.04 mi	north	18.05 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 03:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 07'	South
Longitude:	12° 60'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.37 meters/second, 1495.3 km/hour, 929.1 miles/hour or 807.4 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' 23.6"	15.49 mi	west	0° 00' 03.2"	0.06 mi	north	15.49 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 37.8"	928.93 mi	west	0° 03' 22.2"	3.87 mi	north	929.11 mi
24 hours	14° 09' 11.6"	913.41 mi	east	1° 57' 50.2"	135.11 mi	north	929.13 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
Baguio City	Wed 11:46 AM	217 km	135 miles	117 nm	WSW
Tarlac City	Wed 11:46 AM	286 km	178 miles	155 nm	SW
Mabalacat	Wed 11:46 AM	311 km	193 miles	168 nm	SW
Angeles	Wed 11:46 AM	317 km	197 miles	171 nm	SW
Quezon	Wed 11:46 AM	333 km	207 miles	180 nm	SSW
Manila	Wed 11:46 AM	344 km	214 miles	186 nm	SSW
Makati	Wed 11:46 AM	350 km	217 miles	189 nm	SSW
Olongapo	Wed 11:46 AM	363 km	225 miles	196 nm	SW
Kaohsiung	Wed 11:46 AM	651 km	404 miles	351 nm	NNW
Bacolod	Wed 11:46 AM	754 km	469 miles	407 nm	S