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 08:58:00 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 08:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 13'	North
Longitude:	44° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.53 meters/second, 1557.1 km/hour, 967.5 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"	967.25 mi	west	0° 00' 25.4"	0.49 mi	north	967.23 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 45.1"	1.89 mi	east	0° 10' 00.2"	11.47 mi	north	11.62 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 08:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 22'	North
Longitude:	107° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.05 meters/second, 1566.2 km/hour, 973.2 miles/hour or 845.7 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' 12.9"	973.04 mi	west	0° 08' 58.6"	10.29 mi	south	973.42 mi
24 hours	11° 27' 30.7"	767.92 mi	east	3° 54' 56.7"	269.19 mi	south	819.47 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 11:58 AM	444 km	276 miles	240 nm	NNE
Makkah	Sat 11:58 AM	486 km	302 miles	262 nm	W
Jeddah	Sat 11:58 AM	554 km	344 miles	299 nm	W
Medina	Sat 11:58 AM	617 km	383 miles	333 nm	NW
Sana	Sat 11:58 AM	647 km	402 miles	349 nm	S
Port Sudan	Sat 11:58 AM	780 km	485 miles	421 nm	WSW
Dammam	Sat 11:58 AM	813 km	505 miles	439 nm	NE
Riffa	Sat 11:58 AM	823 km	511 miles	444 nm	NE
Manama	Sat 11:58 AM	831 km	517 miles	449 nm	NE
Doha	Sat 11:58 AM	849 km	527 miles	458 nm	ENE