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 Friday, May 11, 2012 at 10:42:00 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 Friday, May 11, 2012 at 10:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 03'	North
Longitude:	18° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.17 meters/second, 1588.2 km/hour, 986.9 miles/hour or 857.6 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"	16.45 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.45 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.7"	986.67 mi	west	0° 00' 38.0"	0.73 mi	north	986.64 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 15.5"	0.28 mi	west	0° 15' 03.3"	17.26 mi	north	17.26 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 11, 2012 at 10:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 04'	South
Longitude:	85° 58'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.48 meters/second, 1556.9 km/hour, 967.4 miles/hour or 840.7 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' 28.8"	16.12 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 50.9"	967.31 mi	west	0° 09' 15.0"	10.60 mi	north	967.72 mi
24 hours	12° 02' 36.3"	804.54 mi	east	3° 58' 23.9"	273.16 mi	north	856.10 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
Ndjamena	Fri 11:42 AM	744 km	462 miles	402 nm	SSW
Sarh	Fri 11:42 AM	984 km	612 miles	531 nm	S
Kano	Fri 11:42 AM	1247 km	775 miles	674 nm	WSW
Bangui	Fri 11:42 AM	1513 km	940 miles	817 nm	S
Khartoum	Fri 1:42 PM	1539 km	956 miles	831 nm	E
Abuja	Fri 11:42 AM	1552 km	965 miles	838 nm	SW
Tripoli	Fri 12:42 PM	1724 km	1071 miles	931 nm	NNW
Yaoundé	Fri 11:42 AM	1736 km	1079 miles	937 nm	SSW
Niamey	Fri 11:42 AM	1806 km	1122 miles	975 nm	WSW
Cairo	Fri 12:42 PM	1866 km	1160 miles	1008 nm	NE