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 Friday, May 18, 2012 at 23:18:00 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 Friday, May 18, 2012 at 23:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 48'	North
Longitude:	170° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.56 meters/second, 1571.6 km/hour, 976.6 miles/hour or 848.6 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"	16.28 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.28 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.1"	976.30 mi	west	0° 00' 32.0"	0.61 mi	north	976.27 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 49.5"	0.90 mi	east	0° 12' 37.8"	14.48 mi	north	14.51 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 18, 2012 at 23:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 05'	North
Longitude:	166° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.30 meters/second, 1556.3 km/hour, 967.0 miles/hour or 840.3 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' 32.7"	16.12 mi	west	0° 00' 07.4"	0.14 mi	north	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 41.8"	966.83 mi	west	0° 07' 30.6"	8.61 mi	north	966.57 mi
24 hours	11° 05' 30.3"	737.36 mi	east	2° 39' 51.8"	183.24 mi	north	754.73 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
Midway	Fri 12:18 PM	1155 km	717 miles	623 nm	NW
Honolulu	Fri 1:18 PM	1345 km	836 miles	726 nm	E
Baker Island	Fri 11:18 AM	2260 km	1404 miles	1220 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Sat 11:18 AM	2381 km	1479 miles	1285 nm	W
Majuro	Sat 11:18 AM	2408 km	1496 miles	1300 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Sat 1:18 PM	2458 km	1527 miles	1327 nm	SE
Tarawa	Sat 11:18 AM	2702 km	1679 miles	1459 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Sat 12:18 PM	3227 km	2005 miles	1742 nm	S
Funafuti	Sat 11:18 AM	3323 km	2065 miles	1794 nm	SSW
Yaren	Sat 11:18 AM	3324 km	2065 miles	1795 nm	SW