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 06:42:00 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 06:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 59'	North
Longitude:	78° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.77 meters/second, 1579.6 km/hour, 981.5 miles/hour or 852.9 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"	981.28 mi	west	0° 00' 35.0"	0.67 mi	north	981.25 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 18.4"	0.34 mi	east	0° 13' 51.1"	15.88 mi	north	15.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 06:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 36'	North
Longitude:	16° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.35 meters/second, 1621.2 km/hour, 1007.4 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' 34.0"	16.79 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.21 mi	north	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 06.7"	1007.39 mi	west	0° 11' 15.1"	12.89 mi	north	1007.43 mi
24 hours	10° 19' 02.6"	713.43 mi	east	4° 24' 32.3"	302.97 mi	north	773.74 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
Nanded	Tue 12:12 PM	112 km	69 miles	60 nm	W
Hingoli	Tue 12:12 PM	147 km	91 miles	79 nm	NW
Chandrapur	Tue 12:12 PM	150 km	93 miles	81 nm	NE
Yavatmal	Tue 12:12 PM	159 km	99 miles	86 nm	N
Parbhani	Tue 12:12 PM	165 km	103 miles	89 nm	W
Washim	Tue 12:12 PM	174 km	108 miles	94 nm	NW
Hyderãbãd	Tue 12:12 PM	179 km	111 miles	96 nm	S
Latur	Tue 12:12 PM	193 km	120 miles	104 nm	WSW
Wardha	Tue 12:12 PM	198 km	123 miles	107 nm	N
Warangal	Tue 12:12 PM	207 km	129 miles	112 nm	ESE