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 09:02:00 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 09:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 60'	North
Longitude:	43° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.71 meters/second, 1579.4 km/hour, 981.4 miles/hour or 852.8 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"	981.15 mi	west	0° 00' 34.9"	0.67 mi	north	981.12 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 19.2"	0.35 mi	east	0° 13' 49.3"	15.85 mi	north	15.85 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 09:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 03'	North
Longitude:	17° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.25 meters/second, 1620.9 km/hour, 1007.2 miles/hour or 875.2 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' 11.1"	0.21 mi	north	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 08.7"	1007.18 mi	west	0° 11' 12.9"	12.84 mi	north	1007.20 mi
24 hours	10° 18' 48.5"	712.99 mi	east	4° 23' 15.1"	301.50 mi	north	772.58 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
Sana	Tue 12:02 PM	412 km	256 miles	222 nm	SSE
Makkah	Tue 12:02 PM	454 km	282 miles	245 nm	NW
Jeddah	Tue 12:02 PM	514 km	319 miles	278 nm	WNW
Asmara	Tue 12:02 PM	617 km	384 miles	333 nm	SW
Keren	Tue 12:02 PM	627 km	390 miles	339 nm	SW
Port Sudan	Tue 12:02 PM	644 km	400 miles	348 nm	W
Aden	Tue 12:02 PM	706 km	439 miles	381 nm	SSE
Medina	Tue 12:02 PM	716 km	445 miles	387 nm	NNW
Riyadh	Tue 12:02 PM	719 km	447 miles	388 nm	NNE
Mek'ele	Tue 12:02 PM	734 km	456 miles	397 nm	SW