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 10:50:00 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 10:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

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

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.54 meters/second, 1585.9 km/hour, 985.5 miles/hour or 856.3 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"	16.43 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.43 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.5"	985.24 mi	west	0° 00' 37.1"	0.71 mi	north	985.21 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 06.6"	0.12 mi	west	0° 14' 44.8"	16.91 mi	north	16.91 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 10:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 04'	South
Longitude:	75° 52'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.58 meters/second, 1586.1 km/hour, 985.5 miles/hour or 856.4 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' 30.8"	16.43 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.43 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 57.6"	985.48 mi	west	0° 10' 33.7"	12.10 mi	north	985.85 mi
24 hours	11° 17' 15.3"	766.33 mi	east	4° 22' 25.5"	300.60 mi	north	827.79 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	Sat 11:50 AM	698 km	433 miles	377 nm	SSW
Agadez	Sat 11:50 AM	895 km	556 miles	483 nm	W
Zinder	Sat 11:50 AM	927 km	576 miles	501 nm	WSW
Kano	Sat 11:50 AM	1089 km	677 miles	588 nm	SW
Abuja	Sat 11:50 AM	1411 km	877 miles	762 nm	SW
Bangui	Sat 11:50 AM	1560 km	969 miles	842 nm	S
Niamey	Sat 11:50 AM	1609 km	1000 miles	869 nm	WSW
Tripoli	Sat 12:50 PM	1647 km	1024 miles	890 nm	N
Yaoundé	Sat 11:50 AM	1681 km	1045 miles	908 nm	SSW
Khartoum	Sat 1:50 PM	1753 km	1089 miles	946 nm	E