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 11:06:00 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 11:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 18'	North
Longitude:	12° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.53 meters/second, 1585.9 km/hour, 985.4 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' 00.4"	985.22 mi	west	0° 00' 37.1"	0.71 mi	north	985.20 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 06.5"	0.12 mi	west	0° 14' 44.6"	16.90 mi	north	16.90 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 11:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 02'	South
Longitude:	79° 44'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.66 meters/second, 1586.4 km/hour, 985.7 miles/hour or 856.6 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' 30.8"	16.43 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.43 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 58.9"	985.66 mi	west	0° 10' 34.4"	12.11 mi	north	986.03 mi
24 hours	11° 16' 49.2"	765.97 mi	east	4° 22' 36.4"	300.81 mi	north	827.50 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
Agadez	Sat 12:06 PM	482 km	299 miles	260 nm	WSW
Zinder	Sat 12:06 PM	611 km	379 miles	330 nm	SW
Ndjamena	Sat 12:06 PM	745 km	463 miles	402 nm	SSE
Maradi	Sat 12:06 PM	770 km	478 miles	416 nm	SW
Kano	Sat 12:06 PM	807 km	502 miles	436 nm	SSW
Kaduna	Sat 12:06 PM	1008 km	626 miles	544 nm	SSW
Abuja	Sat 12:06 PM	1151 km	715 miles	622 nm	SSW
Niamey	Sat 12:06 PM	1213 km	754 miles	655 nm	WSW
Yaoundé	Sat 12:06 PM	1601 km	995 miles	864 nm	S
Tripoli	Sat 1:06 PM	1619 km	1006 miles	874 nm	N