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 05:22:00 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 05:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 58'	North
Longitude:	98° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.81 meters/second, 1579.7 km/hour, 981.6 miles/hour or 853.0 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' 59.3"	981.36 mi	west	0° 00' 35.0"	0.67 mi	north	981.33 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 18.0"	0.33 mi	east	0° 13' 52.3"	15.90 mi	north	15.91 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 05:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 21'	North
Longitude:	36° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.39 meters/second, 1621.4 km/hour, 1007.5 miles/hour or 875.5 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' 05.5"	1007.48 mi	west	0° 11' 16.3"	12.91 mi	north	1007.52 mi
24 hours	10° 19' 13.6"	713.72 mi	east	4° 25' 14.3"	303.77 mi	north	774.43 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
Chiang Mai	Tue 12:22 PM	73 km	46 miles	40 nm	ESE
Chiang Rai	Tue 12:22 PM	191 km	119 miles	103 nm	ENE
Naypyidaw	Tue 11:52 AM	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	WNW
Yangon	Tue 11:52 AM	334 km	208 miles	180 nm	SW
Mandalay	Tue 11:52 AM	408 km	253 miles	220 nm	NW
Luang Prabang	Tue 12:22 PM	414 km	258 miles	224 nm	ENE
Vientiane	Tue 12:22 PM	467 km	290 miles	252 nm	ESE
Udon Thani	Tue 12:22 PM	505 km	314 miles	272 nm	ESE
Khon Kaen	Tue 12:22 PM	556 km	345 miles	300 nm	ESE
Bangkok	Tue 12:22 PM	625 km	388 miles	337 nm	SSE