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 09:58:00 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 09:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 14'	North
Longitude:	29° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.51 meters/second, 1557.0 km/hour, 967.5 miles/hour or 840.7 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' 55.7"	967.20 mi	west	0° 00' 25.4"	0.49 mi	north	967.18 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 45.5"	1.89 mi	east	0° 09' 59.2"	11.45 mi	north	11.61 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 09:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 13'	North
Longitude:	93° 13'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.35 meters/second, 1567.2 km/hour, 973.8 miles/hour or 846.2 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' 31.1"	16.23 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	south	16.23 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 13.8"	973.71 mi	west	0° 09' 03.1"	10.37 mi	south	974.08 mi
24 hours	11° 27' 16.0"	768.15 mi	east	3° 56' 34.6"	271.05 mi	south	820.28 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
Khartoum	Sat 12:58 PM	700 km	435 miles	378 nm	SSE
Hurghada	Sat 11:58 AM	799 km	496 miles	431 nm	NNE
Port Sudan	Sat 12:58 PM	825 km	513 miles	445 nm	E
Kassala	Sat 12:58 PM	970 km	603 miles	524 nm	SE
Al Jizah	Sat 11:58 AM	988 km	614 miles	534 nm	N
Cairo	Sat 11:58 AM	992 km	616 miles	536 nm	N
Jeddah	Sat 12:58 PM	1003 km	623 miles	542 nm	E
Teseney	Sat 12:58 PM	1016 km	631 miles	548 nm	SE
Makkah	Sat 12:58 PM	1071 km	665 miles	578 nm	E
Medina	Sat 12:58 PM	1098 km	682 miles	593 nm	ENE