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 Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 08:42:00 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 Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 08:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 16'	North
Longitude:	48° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.59 meters/second, 1586.1 km/hour, 985.6 miles/hour or 856.4 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"	16.43 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.43 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.5"	985.37 mi	west	0° 00' 37.2"	0.71 mi	north	985.34 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 07.4"	0.14 mi	west	0° 14' 46.4"	16.94 mi	north	16.94 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 08:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 27'	South
Longitude:	44° 54'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.92 meters/second, 1583.7 km/hour, 984.1 miles/hour or 855.1 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' 30.7"	16.40 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.40 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 47.5"	984.02 mi	west	0° 10' 28.4"	12.00 mi	north	984.39 mi
24 hours	11° 20' 46.4"	769.32 mi	east	4° 20' 53.7"	298.86 mi	north	830.12 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
Sana	Sat 11:42 AM	539 km	335 miles	291 nm	SW
Salalah	Sat 12:42 PM	629 km	391 miles	340 nm	ESE
Aden	Sat 11:42 AM	699 km	434 miles	377 nm	SSW
Riyadh	Sat 11:42 AM	725 km	450 miles	391 nm	NNW
Bosaso	Sat 11:42 AM	779 km	484 miles	421 nm	S
Doha	Sat 11:42 AM	845 km	525 miles	456 nm	NNE
Al Khor	Sat 11:42 AM	884 km	549 miles	477 nm	NNE
Riffa	Sat 11:42 AM	900 km	559 miles	486 nm	NNE
Manama	Sat 11:42 AM	909 km	565 miles	491 nm	NNE
Dammam	Sat 11:42 AM	920 km	572 miles	497 nm	NNE