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 Monday, May 14, 2012 at 05:10:00 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 Monday, May 14, 2012 at 05:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 43'	North
Longitude:	101° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.43 meters/second, 1582.0 km/hour, 983.0 miles/hour or 854.2 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"	16.38 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.38 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.8"	982.76 mi	west	0° 00' 35.9"	0.69 mi	north	982.73 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 08.8"	0.16 mi	east	0° 14' 11.5"	16.27 mi	north	16.27 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 14, 2012 at 05:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 14'	South
Longitude:	28° 40'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.46 meters/second, 1618.1 km/hour, 1005.4 miles/hour or 873.7 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' 33.3"	16.76 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.76 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 26.5"	1005.41 mi	west	0° 11' 25.1"	13.08 mi	north	1005.59 mi
24 hours	10° 28' 53.7"	723.92 mi	east	4° 33' 10.5"	312.85 mi	north	789.42 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
Luang Prabang	Mon 12:10 PM	155 km	96 miles	84 nm	NNE
Vientiane	Mon 12:10 PM	161 km	100 miles	87 nm	ESE
Chiang Rai	Mon 12:10 PM	203 km	126 miles	110 nm	NW
Udon Thani	Mon 12:10 PM	215 km	133 miles	116 nm	SE
Chiang Mai	Mon 12:10 PM	245 km	152 miles	132 nm	W
Khon Kaen	Mon 12:10 PM	301 km	187 miles	163 nm	SSE
Savannakhet	Mon 12:10 PM	436 km	271 miles	236 nm	ESE
Hanoi	Mon 12:10 PM	540 km	336 miles	292 nm	ENE
Naypyidaw	Mon 11:40 AM	559 km	348 miles	302 nm	WNW
Bangkok	Mon 12:10 PM	560 km	348 miles	302 nm	S