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 Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 03:06:00 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 Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 03:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 03'	North
Longitude:	132° 21'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.89 meters/second, 1569.2 km/hour, 975.1 miles/hour or 847.3 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"	16.25 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.25 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.7"	974.79 mi	west	0° 00' 31.0"	0.59 mi	north	974.77 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 58.10"	1.07 mi	east	0° 12' 13.9"	14.03 mi	north	14.07 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 03:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 06'	North
Longitude:	122° 23'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.67 meters/second, 1528.8 km/hour, 950.0 miles/hour or 825.5 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' 31.7"	15.83 mi	west	0° 00' 05.4"	0.10 mi	north	15.83 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 40.0"	949.72 mi	west	0° 05' 21.6"	6.15 mi	north	949.48 mi
24 hours	11° 29' 28.3"	751.29 mi	east	1° 44' 08.0"	119.40 mi	north	756.72 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
Taipei	Sun 11:06 AM	1245 km	774 miles	672 nm	WNW
Kagoshima	Sun 12:06 PM	1292 km	803 miles	697 nm	N
Quezon	Sun 11:06 AM	1338 km	831 miles	722 nm	WSW
Manila	Sun 11:06 AM	1348 km	838 miles	728 nm	WSW
Melekeok	Sun 12:06 PM	1409 km	876 miles	761 nm	S
Kumamoto	Sun 12:06 PM	1423 km	884 miles	768 nm	N
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 1:06 PM	1507 km	937 miles	814 nm	ESE
Fukuoka	Sun 12:06 PM	1521 km	945 miles	821 nm	N
Kitakyushu	Sun 12:06 PM	1539 km	956 miles	831 nm	N
Davao	Sun 11:06 AM	1609 km	1000 miles	869 nm	SSW