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 Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 08:36:00 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 Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 08:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 52'	North
Longitude:	49° 57'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.56 meters/second, 1560.8 km/hour, 969.9 miles/hour or 842.8 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"	16.17 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.17 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.3"	969.57 mi	west	0° 00' 27.3"	0.52 mi	north	969.54 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 31.1"	1.64 mi	east	0° 10' 44.4"	12.31 mi	north	12.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 08:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 56'	North
Longitude:	89° 41'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.86 meters/second, 1518.7 km/hour, 943.7 miles/hour or 820.0 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' 30.4"	15.73 mi	west	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	south	15.73 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 22.5"	943.45 mi	west	0° 04' 42.8"	5.40 mi	south	943.70 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 28.7"	765.87 mi	east	2° 19' 31.4"	159.95 mi	south	787.67 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
Doha	Thu 11:36 AM	515 km	320 miles	278 nm	NNE
Riyadh	Thu 11:36 AM	533 km	331 miles	288 nm	NW
Al-Jamiliyah	Thu 11:36 AM	539 km	335 miles	291 nm	NNE
Al Khor	Thu 11:36 AM	557 km	346 miles	301 nm	NNE
Riffa	Thu 11:36 AM	586 km	364 miles	317 nm	N
Manama	Thu 11:36 AM	594 km	369 miles	321 nm	N
Abu Dhabi	Thu 12:36 PM	605 km	376 miles	326 nm	NE
Salalah	Thu 12:36 PM	611 km	380 miles	330 nm	SE
Dammam	Thu 11:36 AM	613 km	381 miles	331 nm	N
Qatif	Thu 11:36 AM	631 km	392 miles	341 nm	N