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 17:20:00 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 17:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 51'	North
Longitude:	81° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.12 meters/second, 1580.8 km/hour, 982.3 miles/hour or 853.6 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"	16.37 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.37 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.5"	982.05 mi	west	0° 00' 35.4"	0.68 mi	north	982.02 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 13.6"	0.25 mi	east	0° 14' 02.0"	16.09 mi	north	16.09 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 14, 2012 at 17:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 55'	South
Longitude:	148° 29'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.32 meters/second, 1621.2 km/hour, 1007.3 miles/hour or 875.4 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' 33.8"	16.79 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 50.2"	1007.34 mi	west	0° 11' 23.7"	13.05 mi	north	1007.45 mi
24 hours	10° 22' 29.5"	717.60 mi	east	4° 30' 19.6"	309.58 mi	north	781.27 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
George Town (Cayman)	Mon 12:20 PM	58 km	36 miles	31 nm	NNW
Montego Bay	Mon 12:20 PM	348 km	216 miles	188 nm	E
May Pen	Mon 12:20 PM	428 km	266 miles	231 nm	ESE
Camagüey *	Mon 1:20 PM	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	NE
Kingston	Mon 12:20 PM	475 km	295 miles	256 nm	E
Havana *	Mon 1:20 PM	491 km	305 miles	265 nm	NNW
Holguín *	Mon 1:20 PM	564 km	350 miles	304 nm	ENE
Santiago de Cuba *	Mon 1:20 PM	578 km	359 miles	312 nm	ENE
Key West *	Mon 1:20 PM	636 km	395 miles	344 nm	N
Cancún *	Mon 12:20 PM	645 km	401 miles	348 nm	WNW