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 16:26:00 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 16:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 06'	North
Longitude:	67° 41'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.02 meters/second, 1587.7 km/hour, 986.5 miles/hour or 857.3 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"	16.44 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.44 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.6"	986.33 mi	west	0° 00' 37.8"	0.72 mi	north	986.30 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 13.4"	0.25 mi	west	0° 14' 58.8"	17.17 mi	north	17.18 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 11, 2012 at 16:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 10'	South
Longitude:	169° 01'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.51 meters/second, 1564.2 km/hour, 972.0 miles/hour or 844.6 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' 29.3"	16.20 mi	west	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	north	16.20 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 23.3"	971.87 mi	west	0° 09' 37.5"	11.03 mi	north	972.28 mi
24 hours	11° 50' 47.6"	794.63 mi	east	4° 05' 30.4"	281.28 mi	north	849.02 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
Punta Cana	Fri 12:26 PM	86 km	53 miles	46 nm	NW
Ponce	Fri 12:26 PM	114 km	71 miles	62 nm	E
San Juan	Fri 12:26 PM	171 km	106 miles	92 nm	ENE
Caguas	Fri 12:26 PM	175 km	109 miles	95 nm	E
Santo Domingo	Fri 12:26 PM	241 km	150 miles	130 nm	W
Charlotte Amalie	Fri 12:26 PM	292 km	182 miles	158 nm	E
Christiansted	Fri 12:26 PM	318 km	198 miles	172 nm	E
Road Town	Fri 12:26 PM	326 km	203 miles	176 nm	E
Santiago de los Caballeros	Fri 12:26 PM	352 km	219 miles	190 nm	WNW
Puerto Plata	Fri 12:26 PM	368 km	229 miles	199 nm	WNW