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 21:42:00 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 21:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 24'	North
Longitude:	146° 41'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.25 meters/second, 1584.9 km/hour, 984.8 miles/hour or 855.8 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"	16.41 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.41 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.2"	984.60 mi	west	0° 00' 36.9"	0.70 mi	north	984.57 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 02.5"	0.05 mi	west	0° 14' 36.3"	16.74 mi	north	16.74 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 21:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 08'	South
Longitude:	126° 20'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.64 meters/second, 1597.1 km/hour, 992.4 miles/hour or 862.4 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' 31.6"	16.54 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	north	16.54 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 45.6"	992.36 mi	west	0° 10' 56.3"	12.53 mi	north	992.69 mi
24 hours	11° 00' 54.6"	752.36 mi	east	4° 28' 36.5"	307.66 mi	north	816.48 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
Honolulu	Sat 11:42 AM	1213 km	753 miles	655 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Sun 11:42 AM	2167 km	1347 miles	1170 nm	SSW
San Francisco *	Sat 2:42 PM	3189 km	1981 miles	1722 nm	NE
Midway	Sat 10:42 AM	3310 km	2056 miles	1787 nm	WNW
Los Angeles *	Sat 2:42 PM	3310 km	2057 miles	1787 nm	NE
Las Vegas *	Sat 2:42 PM	3662 km	2276 miles	1977 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sat 2:42 PM	3812 km	2368 miles	2058 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Sat 2:42 PM	3823 km	2375 miles	2064 nm	ENE
Baker Island	Sat 9:42 AM	3829 km	2379 miles	2068 nm	WSW
Seattle *	Sat 2:42 PM	3923 km	2438 miles	2118 nm	NNE