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 04:08:00 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 04:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 27'	North
Longitude:	116° 50'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.62 meters/second, 1593.4 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"	989.94 mi	west	0° 00' 39.6"	0.76 mi	north	989.91 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 35.5"	0.65 mi	west	0° 15' 44.0"	18.04 mi	north	18.05 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 04:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 06'	South
Longitude:	18° 16'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.44 meters/second, 1495.6 km/hour, 929.3 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' 03.3"	0.06 mi	north	15.49 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 39.6"	929.09 mi	west	0° 03' 25.4"	3.93 mi	north	929.27 mi
24 hours	14° 08' 24.6"	912.69 mi	east	1° 58' 58.0"	136.41 mi	north	928.65 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 12:08 PM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	ESE
Tarlac City	Wed 12:08 PM	456 km	284 miles	246 nm	ESE
Olongapo	Wed 12:08 PM	469 km	291 miles	253 nm	SE
Mabalacat	Wed 12:08 PM	471 km	293 miles	254 nm	ESE
Angeles	Wed 12:08 PM	476 km	296 miles	257 nm	ESE
Quezon	Wed 12:08 PM	545 km	338 miles	294 nm	ESE
Manila	Wed 12:08 PM	545 km	339 miles	294 nm	SE
Makati	Wed 12:08 PM	551 km	343 miles	298 nm	SE
Kowloon	Wed 12:08 PM	604 km	375 miles	326 nm	NNW
Hong Kong	Wed 12:08 PM	605 km	376 miles	327 nm	NNW