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 25, 2012 at 07:34:00 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 25, 2012 at 07:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 02'	North
Longitude:	65° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.07 meters/second, 1559.0 km/hour, 968.7 miles/hour or 841.8 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"	16.15 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.15 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.0"	968.45 mi	west	0° 00' 26.3"	0.50 mi	north	968.43 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 37.9"	1.76 mi	east	0° 10' 23.5"	11.92 mi	north	12.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 25, 2012 at 07:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 43'	North
Longitude:	116° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.61 meters/second, 1539.4 km/hour, 956.5 miles/hour or 831.2 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' 30.8"	15.94 mi	west	0° 00' 06.8"	0.13 mi	south	15.94 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 45.9"	956.33 mi	west	0° 06' 52.6"	7.88 mi	south	956.67 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 32.3"	765.06 mi	east	3° 08' 34.0"	216.12 mi	south	801.04 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
Karachi	Fri 12:34 PM	452 km	281 miles	244 nm	NNE
Hyderabad	Fri 12:34 PM	565 km	351 miles	305 nm	NNE
Muscat	Fri 11:34 AM	767 km	477 miles	414 nm	WNW
Surat	Fri 1:04 PM	772 km	480 miles	417 nm	E
Ahmedabad	Fri 1:04 PM	776 km	482 miles	419 nm	ENE
Mumbai	Fri 1:04 PM	804 km	499 miles	434 nm	ESE
Seeb	Fri 11:34 AM	805 km	500 miles	435 nm	WNW
Vadodara	Fri 1:04 PM	816 km	507 miles	441 nm	ENE
Nizwa	Fri 11:34 AM	846 km	526 miles	457 nm	WNW
Pune	Fri 1:04 PM	923 km	573 miles	498 nm	ESE