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 07:06:00 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 07:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 05'	North
Longitude:	72° 22'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.79 meters/second, 1568.9 km/hour, 974.8 miles/hour or 847.1 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' 57.6"	974.58 mi	west	0° 00' 30.9"	0.59 mi	north	974.55 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 00.2"	1.09 mi	east	0° 12' 10.5"	13.96 mi	north	14.00 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 07:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 27'	North
Longitude:	64° 17'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.70 meters/second, 1525.3 km/hour, 947.8 miles/hour or 823.6 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' 31.5"	15.80 mi	west	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	north	15.80 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 31.3"	947.55 mi	west	0° 05' 00.9"	5.75 mi	north	947.32 mi
24 hours	11° 32' 34.9"	753.08 mi	east	1° 35' 21.2"	109.33 mi	north	757.23 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
Daman	Sun 12:36 PM	63 km	39 miles	34 nm	NE
Silvassa	Sun 12:36 PM	72 km	45 miles	39 nm	ENE
Vasai-Virar	Sun 12:36 PM	87 km	54 miles	47 nm	SSE
Navsari	Sun 12:36 PM	103 km	64 miles	56 nm	NE
Thane	Sun 12:36 PM	118 km	73 miles	64 nm	SSE
Surat	Sun 12:36 PM	133 km	83 miles	72 nm	NNE
Mumbai	Sun 12:36 PM	133 km	83 miles	72 nm	SSE
Navi Mumbai	Sun 12:36 PM	135 km	84 miles	73 nm	SSE
Panvel	Sun 12:36 PM	144 km	89 miles	78 nm	SSE
Nashik	Sun 12:36 PM	150 km	93 miles	81 nm	E