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 Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 03:36:00 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 Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 03:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 28'	North
Longitude:	124° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.10 meters/second, 1584.3 km/hour, 984.5 miles/hour or 855.5 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' 00.1"	984.25 mi	west	0° 00' 36.7"	0.70 mi	north	984.22 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	west	0° 14' 31.7"	16.66 mi	north	16.66 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 03:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 03'	South
Longitude:	40° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.10 meters/second, 1602.4 km/hour, 995.7 miles/hour or 865.2 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' 32.0"	16.59 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.60 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 08.8"	995.64 mi	west	0° 11' 05.7"	12.71 mi	north	995.94 mi
24 hours	10° 53' 10.0"	745.67 mi	east	4° 30' 54.1"	310.27 mi	north	810.75 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
Baguio City	Sun 11:36 AM	502 km	312 miles	271 nm	WSW
Tarlac City	Sun 11:36 AM	557 km	346 miles	301 nm	SW
Mabalacat	Sun 11:36 AM	577 km	359 miles	312 nm	SW
Quezon	Sun 11:36 AM	578 km	359 miles	312 nm	SW
Angeles	Sun 11:36 AM	581 km	361 miles	314 nm	SW
Manila	Sun 11:36 AM	589 km	366 miles	318 nm	SW
Makati	Sun 11:36 AM	592 km	368 miles	320 nm	SW
Olongapo	Sun 11:36 AM	628 km	390 miles	339 nm	SW
Kaohsiung	Sun 11:36 AM	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	NW
Taipei	Sun 11:36 AM	806 km	501 miles	435 nm	NNW