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 Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 01:38:00 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 Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 01:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 56'	North
Longitude:	154° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.90 meters/second, 1580.1 km/hour, 981.8 miles/hour or 853.2 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"	16.36 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.36 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.4"	981.57 mi	west	0° 00' 35.1"	0.67 mi	north	981.54 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 16.5"	0.30 mi	east	0° 13' 55.2"	15.96 mi	north	15.96 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 01:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 39'	North
Longitude:	90° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.45 meters/second, 1621.6 km/hour, 1007.6 miles/hour or 875.6 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' 34.0"	16.79 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	north	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 01.5"	1007.62 mi	west	0° 11' 19.2"	12.96 mi	north	1007.69 mi
24 hours	10° 19' 55.4"	714.68 mi	east	4° 27' 03.1"	305.84 mi	north	776.42 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
Saipan	Tue 11:38 AM	1000 km	621 miles	540 nm	WSW
Guam (Hagåtña)	Tue 11:38 AM	1186 km	737 miles	641 nm	WSW
Wake Island	Tue 1:38 PM	1299 km	807 miles	701 nm	E
Palikir	Tue 12:38 PM	1393 km	865 miles	752 nm	SSE
Majuro	Tue 1:38 PM	2245 km	1395 miles	1212 nm	ESE
Yokohama	Tue 10:38 AM	2331 km	1448 miles	1259 nm	NW
Tokyo	Tue 10:38 AM	2348 km	1459 miles	1268 nm	NW
Melekeok	Tue 10:38 AM	2476 km	1539 miles	1337 nm	WSW
Nagoya	Tue 10:38 AM	2485 km	1544 miles	1342 nm	NW
Osaka	Tue 10:38 AM	2548 km	1584 miles	1376 nm	NW