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 05:20:00 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 05:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 28'	North
Longitude:	98° 50'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.59 meters/second, 1593.3 km/hour, 990.1 miles/hour or 860.3 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' 01.5"	989.86 mi	west	0° 00' 39.6"	0.76 mi	north	989.83 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 35.1"	0.65 mi	west	0° 15' 43.2"	18.02 mi	north	18.03 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 05:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 02'	South
Longitude:	35° 33'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.67 meters/second, 1496.4 km/hour, 929.8 miles/hour or 808.0 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' 23.6"	15.50 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	north	15.50 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 45.2"	929.62 mi	west	0° 03' 35.6"	4.12 mi	north	929.81 mi
24 hours	14° 05' 49.2"	910.33 mi	east	2° 02' 38.7"	140.62 mi	north	927.08 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
Chiang Mai	Wed 12:20 PM	147 km	92 miles	80 nm	N
Yangon	Wed 11:50 AM	296 km	184 miles	160 nm	WSW
Naypyidaw	Wed 11:50 AM	383 km	238 miles	207 nm	NW
Vientiane	Wed 12:20 PM	404 km	251 miles	218 nm	E
Udon Thani	Wed 12:20 PM	421 km	261 miles	227 nm	E
Luang Prabang	Wed 12:20 PM	439 km	273 miles	237 nm	NE
Khon Kaen	Wed 12:20 PM	441 km	274 miles	238 nm	ESE
Bangkok	Wed 12:20 PM	451 km	280 miles	243 nm	SSE
Pattaya	Wed 12:20 PM	548 km	340 miles	296 nm	SSE
Mandalay	Wed 11:50 AM	577 km	359 miles	312 nm	NNW