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 15:20:00 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 15:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 06'	North
Longitude:	51° 01'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.90 meters/second, 1558.4 km/hour, 968.4 miles/hour or 841.5 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"	16.14 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.14 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.9"	968.08 mi	west	0° 00' 26.1"	0.50 mi	north	968.06 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 40.2"	1.80 mi	east	0° 10' 16.4"	11.78 mi	north	11.92 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 25, 2012 at 15:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 48'	North
Longitude:	3° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.83 meters/second, 1547.4 km/hour, 961.5 miles/hour or 835.5 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' 30.9"	16.03 mi	west	0° 00' 07.4"	0.14 mi	south	16.03 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 54.7"	961.32 mi	west	0° 07' 33.2"	8.66 mi	south	961.67 mi
24 hours	11° 33' 19.7"	765.36 mi	east	3° 23' 42.3"	233.45 mi	south	806.25 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
Saint John's (Antigua)	Fri 11:20 AM	1221 km	759 miles	659 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Fri 11:20 AM	1263 km	785 miles	682 nm	WSW
Roseau	Fri 11:20 AM	1269 km	789 miles	685 nm	WSW
Bridgetown	Fri 11:20 AM	1272 km	790 miles	687 nm	SW
Fort-de-France	Fri 11:20 AM	1284 km	798 miles	693 nm	WSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Fri 11:20 AM	1299 km	807 miles	701 nm	WSW
Castries	Fri 11:20 AM	1315 km	817 miles	710 nm	SW
Kingstown	Fri 11:20 AM	1396 km	867 miles	754 nm	SW
Saint George's	Fri 11:20 AM	1517 km	942 miles	819 nm	SW
San Juan	Fri 11:20 AM	1607 km	999 miles	868 nm	W