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 23:18:00 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 23:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 40'	North
Longitude:	170° 41'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.58 meters/second, 1582.5 km/hour, 983.3 miles/hour or 854.5 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"	16.39 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.39 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.9"	983.10 mi	west	0° 00' 36.0"	0.69 mi	north	983.07 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 06.7"	0.12 mi	east	0° 14' 16.2"	16.36 mi	north	16.36 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 23:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 21'	South
Longitude:	114° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.76 meters/second, 1615.5 km/hour, 1003.8 miles/hour or 872.3 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' 33.1"	16.73 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 11.9"	1003.84 mi	west	0° 11' 23.5"	13.05 mi	north	1004.05 mi
24 hours	10° 33' 08.9"	727.88 mi	east	4° 33' 40.9"	313.43 mi	north	793.81 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
Midway	Sun 12:18 PM	1258 km	782 miles	679 nm	NNW
Honolulu	Sun 1:18 PM	1374 km	854 miles	742 nm	ENE
Baker Island	Sun 11:18 AM	2139 km	1329 miles	1155 nm	SSW
Majuro	Mon 11:18 AM	2339 km	1453 miles	1263 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Mon 1:18 PM	2362 km	1467 miles	1275 nm	SE
Wake Island	Mon 11:18 AM	2386 km	1482 miles	1288 nm	W
Tarawa	Mon 11:18 AM	2610 km	1622 miles	1409 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Mon 12:18 PM	3101 km	1927 miles	1674 nm	S
Funafuti	Mon 11:18 AM	3204 km	1991 miles	1730 nm	SSW
Yaren	Mon 11:18 AM	3241 km	2014 miles	1750 nm	SW