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 Saturday, May 26, 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 Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 08:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 13'	North
Longitude:	46° 60'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.54 meters/second, 1557.1 km/hour, 967.6 miles/hour or 840.8 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"	16.13 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.13 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.8"	967.26 mi	west	0° 00' 25.5"	0.49 mi	north	967.24 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 45.1"	1.88 mi	east	0° 10' 00.3"	11.47 mi	north	11.63 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 08:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 24'	North
Longitude:	110° 10'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.00 meters/second, 1566.0 km/hour, 973.1 miles/hour or 845.6 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' 31.1"	16.22 mi	west	0° 00' 08.8"	0.17 mi	south	16.22 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 12.6"	972.93 mi	west	0° 08' 57.7"	10.27 mi	south	973.31 mi
24 hours	11° 27' 33.1"	767.88 mi	east	3° 54' 40.2"	268.87 mi	south	819.34 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	Sat 11:48 AM	381 km	237 miles	206 nm	N
Al-Jamiliyah	Sat 11:48 AM	642 km	399 miles	347 nm	NE
Doha	Sat 11:48 AM	646 km	402 miles	349 nm	NE
Riffa	Sat 11:48 AM	654 km	406 miles	353 nm	NNE
Dammam	Sat 11:48 AM	657 km	409 miles	355 nm	NNE
Manama	Sat 11:48 AM	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	NNE
Qatif	Sat 11:48 AM	667 km	414 miles	360 nm	NNE
Al Khor	Sat 11:48 AM	675 km	420 miles	365 nm	NE
Sana	Sat 11:48 AM	709 km	441 miles	383 nm	SSW
Makkah	Sat 11:48 AM	745 km	463 miles	402 nm	W