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 08:48:00 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 08:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 03'	North
Longitude:	46° 58'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.04 meters/second, 1558.9 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' 55.9"	968.39 mi	west	0° 00' 26.4"	0.50 mi	north	968.37 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 38.2"	1.76 mi	east	0° 10' 22.4"	11.89 mi	north	12.02 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 25, 2012 at 08:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 35'	North
Longitude:	98° 34'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.95 meters/second, 1540.6 km/hour, 957.3 miles/hour or 831.9 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' 30.7"	15.96 mi	west	0° 00' 06.8"	0.13 mi	south	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 47.4"	957.11 mi	west	0° 06' 59.1"	8.01 mi	south	957.45 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 00.9"	765.08 mi	east	3° 11' 01.4"	218.93 mi	south	801.84 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
Riyadh	Fri 11:48 AM	400 km	248 miles	216 nm	N
Al-Jamiliyah	Fri 11:48 AM	658 km	409 miles	355 nm	NE
Doha	Fri 11:48 AM	662 km	411 miles	357 nm	NE
Riffa	Fri 11:48 AM	671 km	417 miles	363 nm	NNE
Dammam	Fri 11:48 AM	676 km	420 miles	365 nm	NNE
Manama	Fri 11:48 AM	680 km	423 miles	367 nm	NNE
Sana	Fri 11:48 AM	690 km	429 miles	373 nm	SSW
Al Khor	Fri 11:48 AM	692 km	430 miles	373 nm	NE
Makkah	Fri 11:48 AM	743 km	462 miles	401 nm	W
Jeddah	Fri 11:48 AM	811 km	504 miles	438 nm	W