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 08:42:00 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 Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 08:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 31'	North
Longitude:	48° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.96 meters/second, 1583.9 km/hour, 984.2 miles/hour or 855.2 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"	16.40 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.40 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.0"	983.95 mi	west	0° 00' 36.4"	0.70 mi	north	983.92 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 01.3"	0.03 mi	east	0° 14' 27.8"	16.58 mi	north	16.58 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 08:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 06'	South
Longitude:	33° 33'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.23 meters/second, 1606.4 km/hour, 998.2 miles/hour or 867.4 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' 32.3"	16.64 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	north	16.64 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 27.3"	998.18 mi	west	0° 11' 12.1"	12.83 mi	north	998.46 mi
24 hours	10° 47' 07.6"	740.39 mi	east	4° 32' 19.2"	311.89 mi	north	806.04 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
Sana	Sun 11:42 AM	556 km	345 miles	300 nm	SW
Salalah	Sun 12:42 PM	636 km	395 miles	343 nm	ESE
Riyadh	Sun 11:42 AM	698 km	434 miles	377 nm	NNW
Aden	Sun 11:42 AM	722 km	449 miles	390 nm	SSW
Bosaso	Sun 11:42 AM	806 km	501 miles	435 nm	S
Doha	Sun 11:42 AM	820 km	509 miles	443 nm	NNE
Al Khor	Sun 11:42 AM	859 km	534 miles	464 nm	NNE
Riffa	Sun 11:42 AM	874 km	543 miles	472 nm	NNE
Manama	Sun 11:42 AM	883 km	548 miles	477 nm	NNE
Dammam	Sun 11:42 AM	893 km	555 miles	482 nm	NNE