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 23, 2012 at 08:16:00 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 23, 2012 at 08:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 41'	North
Longitude:	54° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.10 meters/second, 1562.8 km/hour, 971.1 miles/hour or 843.8 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° 14' 59.9"	16.19 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.19 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.6"	970.78 mi	west	0° 00' 28.1"	0.54 mi	north	970.75 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 23.8"	1.51 mi	east	0° 11' 06.3"	12.73 mi	north	12.82 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 08:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 20'	North
Longitude:	82° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.93 meters/second, 1504.6 km/hour, 934.9 miles/hour or 812.4 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' 30.2"	15.58 mi	west	0° 00' 02.1"	0.04 mi	south	15.58 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 09.5"	934.62 mi	west	0° 02' 14.5"	2.57 mi	south	934.74 mi
24 hours	11° 54' 16.9"	767.28 mi	east	1° 22' 07.3"	94.16 mi	south	776.50 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
Nizwa	Wed 12:16 PM	368 km	228 miles	199 nm	NE
Salalah	Wed 12:16 PM	415 km	258 miles	224 nm	SSW
Abu Dhabi	Wed 12:16 PM	421 km	262 miles	227 nm	N
Seeb	Wed 12:16 PM	473 km	294 miles	255 nm	NE
Muscat	Wed 12:16 PM	495 km	307 miles	267 nm	NE
Dubai	Wed 12:16 PM	510 km	317 miles	275 nm	N
Sharjah	Wed 12:16 PM	522 km	324 miles	282 nm	N
Doha	Wed 11:16 AM	617 km	383 miles	333 nm	NNW
Al Khor	Wed 11:16 AM	655 km	407 miles	354 nm	NNW
Al-Jamiliyah	Wed 11:16 AM	674 km	419 miles	364 nm	NW