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 15:42:00 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 15:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 21'	North
Longitude:	56° 41'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.41 meters/second, 1585.5 km/hour, 985.2 miles/hour or 856.1 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"	16.42 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.42 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.4"	984.95 mi	west	0° 00' 37.0"	0.71 mi	north	984.92 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 04.9"	0.09 mi	west	0° 14' 41.0"	16.83 mi	north	16.83 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 15:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 13'	South
Longitude:	146° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.01 meters/second, 1591.2 km/hour, 988.7 miles/hour or 859.2 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' 31.3"	16.48 mi	west	0° 00' 10.6"	0.20 mi	north	16.48 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 19.9"	988.69 mi	west	0° 10' 44.8"	12.31 mi	north	989.04 mi
24 hours	11° 09' 36.1"	759.82 mi	east	4° 25' 31.2"	304.14 mi	north	822.61 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
Saint John's (Antigua)	Sat 11:42 AM	564 km	350 miles	304 nm	WSW
Pointe-à-Pitre	Sat 11:42 AM	565 km	351 miles	305 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Sat 11:42 AM	596 km	370 miles	322 nm	WSW
Roseau	Sat 11:42 AM	603 km	375 miles	326 nm	WSW
Brades	Sat 11:42 AM	610 km	379 miles	330 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Sat 11:42 AM	625 km	388 miles	337 nm	SW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Sat 11:42 AM	649 km	403 miles	351 nm	W
Gustavia	Sat 11:42 AM	654 km	406 miles	353 nm	W
Bridgetown	Sat 11:42 AM	660 km	410 miles	356 nm	SSW
Castries	Sat 11:42 AM	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	SW