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 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 13:16:00 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 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 13:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 16'	North
Longitude:	20° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.00 meters/second, 1576.8 km/hour, 979.8 miles/hour or 851.4 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"	16.33 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.33 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.10"	979.53 mi	west	0° 00' 34.0"	0.65 mi	north	979.51 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 29.1"	0.53 mi	east	0° 13' 26.3"	15.41 mi	north	15.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 13:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 11'	North
Longitude:	68° 33'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.05 meters/second, 1609.4 km/hour, 1000.0 miles/hour or 869.0 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' 34.1"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 10.8"	999.97 mi	west	0° 10' 30.0"	12.03 mi	north	999.85 mi
24 hours	10° 23' 45.3"	713.53 mi	east	4° 01' 22.5"	276.50 mi	north	761.74 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
Nouadhibou	Wed 1:16 PM	377 km	235 miles	204 nm	ENE
Santa Maria	Wed 12:16 PM	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	SW
Nouakchott	Wed 1:16 PM	462 km	287 miles	250 nm	ESE
Rosso	Wed 1:16 PM	555 km	345 miles	300 nm	ESE
Mindelo	Wed 12:16 PM	573 km	356 miles	309 nm	WSW
Dakar	Wed 1:16 PM	587 km	365 miles	317 nm	SSE
Praia	Wed 12:16 PM	598 km	372 miles	323 nm	SW
Thiès	Wed 1:16 PM	604 km	375 miles	326 nm	SE
Touba	Wed 1:16 PM	669 km	416 miles	361 nm	SE
Serekunda	Wed 1:16 PM	746 km	463 miles	403 nm	SSE