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 03:54:00 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 03:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 27'	North
Longitude:	120° 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' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.50 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.6"	989.95 mi	west	0° 00' 39.6"	0.76 mi	north	989.92 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 35.7"	0.66 mi	west	0° 15' 44.2"	18.04 mi	north	18.05 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 03:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 07'	South
Longitude:	14° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.39 meters/second, 1495.4 km/hour, 929.2 miles/hour or 807.5 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' 23.6"	15.49 mi	west	0° 00' 03.2"	0.06 mi	north	15.49 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 38.4"	928.99 mi	west	0° 03' 23.5"	3.89 mi	north	929.17 mi
24 hours	14° 08' 54.6"	913.15 mi	east	1° 58' 14.9"	135.58 mi	north	928.95 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 11:54 AM	118 km	73 miles	64 nm	SSE
Tarlac City	Wed 11:54 AM	219 km	136 miles	118 nm	S
Mabalacat	Wed 11:54 AM	249 km	155 miles	135 nm	S
Angeles	Wed 11:54 AM	257 km	160 miles	139 nm	S
Olongapo	Wed 11:54 AM	289 km	180 miles	156 nm	S
Quezon	Wed 11:54 AM	314 km	195 miles	169 nm	SSE
Manila	Wed 11:54 AM	322 km	200 miles	174 nm	SSE
Makati	Wed 11:54 AM	329 km	204 miles	178 nm	SSE
Kaohsiung	Wed 11:54 AM	620 km	385 miles	335 nm	N
Shantou	Wed 11:54 AM	757 km	471 miles	409 nm	NNW