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 Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 21:36:00 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 Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 21:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 54'	North
Longitude:	145° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.52 meters/second, 1589.5 km/hour, 987.7 miles/hour or 858.2 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"	16.46 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.46 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.9"	987.45 mi	west	0° 00' 38.3"	0.73 mi	north	987.42 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 20.4"	0.37 mi	west	0° 15' 13.1"	17.45 mi	north	17.45 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 21:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 58'	South
Longitude:	103° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.75 meters/second, 1539.9 km/hour, 956.9 miles/hour or 831.5 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' 27.5"	15.95 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	north	15.95 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 33.8"	956.72 mi	west	0° 08' 13.5"	9.43 mi	north	957.11 mi
24 hours	12° 31' 33.2"	828.83 mi	east	3° 38' 32.1"	250.44 mi	north	872.96 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
Honolulu	Thu 11:36 AM	1382 km	858 miles	746 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Fri 11:36 AM	2216 km	1377 miles	1196 nm	SW
San Francisco *	Thu 2:36 PM	3124 km	1941 miles	1687 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Thu 2:36 PM	3219 km	2000 miles	1738 nm	NE
Midway	Thu 10:36 AM	3478 km	2161 miles	1878 nm	WNW
Las Vegas *	Thu 2:36 PM	3575 km	2221 miles	1930 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Thu 2:36 PM	3691 km	2294 miles	1993 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Thu 2:36 PM	3720 km	2311 miles	2009 nm	NE
Seattle *	Thu 2:36 PM	3897 km	2422 miles	2104 nm	NNE
Baker Island	Thu 9:36 AM	3945 km	2452 miles	2130 nm	WSW