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 16:46:00 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 16:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 36'	North
Longitude:	72° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.29 meters/second, 1592.2 km/hour, 989.4 miles/hour or 859.7 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"	989.18 mi	west	0° 00' 39.2"	0.75 mi	north	989.15 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 31.0"	0.57 mi	west	0° 15' 34.7"	17.86 mi	north	17.87 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 16:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 12'	South
Longitude:	159° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.38 meters/second, 1506.2 km/hour, 935.9 miles/hour or 813.3 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' 24.6"	15.60 mi	west	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	north	15.60 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 43.7"	935.69 mi	west	0° 05' 08.0"	5.89 mi	north	935.97 mi
24 hours	13° 39' 54.3"	887.22 mi	east	2° 35' 22.2"	178.12 mi	north	911.82 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
Port-au-Prince *	Wed 12:46 PM	110 km	68 miles	59 nm	NNE
Gonaïves *	Wed 12:46 PM	205 km	128 miles	111 nm	N
Cap-Haïtien *	Wed 12:46 PM	245 km	152 miles	132 nm	NNE
Labadee *	Wed 12:46 PM	247 km	153 miles	133 nm	N
Santiago de los Caballeros	Wed 12:46 PM	293 km	182 miles	158 nm	NE
Santo Domingo	Wed 12:46 PM	305 km	190 miles	165 nm	ENE
Puerto Plata	Wed 12:46 PM	321 km	200 miles	174 nm	NE
Santiago de Cuba *	Wed 12:46 PM	428 km	266 miles	231 nm	NW
Kingston	Wed 11:46 AM	439 km	273 miles	237 nm	W
Cockburn Town *	Wed 12:46 PM	458 km	285 miles	247 nm	NNE