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 11:18:00 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 11:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 14'	North
Longitude:	9° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.48 meters/second, 1556.9 km/hour, 967.4 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"	967.14 mi	west	0° 00' 25.4"	0.48 mi	north	967.12 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 45.9"	1.90 mi	east	0° 09' 57.9"	11.43 mi	north	11.59 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 11:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 01'	North
Longitude:	73° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.74 meters/second, 1568.7 km/hour, 974.7 miles/hour or 847.0 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"	16.25 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	south	16.25 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 15.0"	974.59 mi	west	0° 09' 09.0"	10.49 mi	south	974.97 mi
24 hours	11° 26' 57.6"	768.49 mi	east	3° 58' 43.9"	273.52 mi	south	821.37 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
Agadez	Sat 12:18 PM	498 km	310 miles	269 nm	SSW
Zinder	Sat 12:18 PM	824 km	512 miles	445 nm	S
Maradi	Sat 12:18 PM	894 km	555 miles	483 nm	SSW
Kano	Sat 12:18 PM	1028 km	639 miles	555 nm	S
Niamey	Sat 12:18 PM	1160 km	721 miles	626 nm	SW
Ndjamena	Sat 12:18 PM	1171 km	728 miles	632 nm	SSE
Tripoli	Sat 1:18 PM	1342 km	834 miles	725 nm	NNE
Abuja	Sat 12:18 PM	1358 km	844 miles	733 nm	S
Ouagadougou	Sat 11:18 AM	1530 km	951 miles	826 nm	SW
Valletta *	Sat 1:18 PM	1697 km	1054 miles	916 nm	NNE