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 13:18:00 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 13:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 33'	North
Longitude:	20° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.38 meters/second, 1592.6 km/hour, 989.6 miles/hour or 859.9 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"	16.49 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.49 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.4"	989.38 mi	west	0° 00' 39.3"	0.75 mi	north	989.35 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 32.2"	0.59 mi	west	0° 15' 37.2"	17.91 mi	north	17.92 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 13:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 29'	South
Longitude:	150° 16'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.48 meters/second, 1502.9 km/hour, 933.9 miles/hour or 811.5 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' 24.3"	15.57 mi	west	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	north	15.57 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 25.2"	933.67 mi	west	0° 04' 41.1"	5.37 mi	north	933.92 mi
24 hours	13° 47' 57.7"	894.31 mi	east	2° 25' 54.1"	167.27 mi	north	916.49 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
Santa Maria	Wed 12:18 PM	261 km	162 miles	141 nm	WSW
Praia	Wed 12:18 PM	422 km	262 miles	228 nm	SW
Mindelo	Wed 12:18 PM	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	W
Dakar	Wed 1:18 PM	471 km	293 miles	254 nm	SE
Nouakchott	Wed 1:18 PM	501 km	311 miles	270 nm	E
Thiès	Wed 1:18 PM	503 km	313 miles	272 nm	SE
Rosso	Wed 1:18 PM	531 km	330 miles	287 nm	ESE
Nouadhibou	Wed 1:18 PM	535 km	333 miles	289 nm	NE
Touba	Wed 1:18 PM	592 km	368 miles	320 nm	ESE
Serekunda	Wed 1:18 PM	625 km	388 miles	337 nm	SE