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 12:04:00 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 12:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 15'	North
Longitude:	2° 00'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.47 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"	16.12 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.7"	967.11 mi	west	0° 00' 25.3"	0.48 mi	north	967.08 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 46.0"	1.90 mi	east	0° 09' 57.2"	11.42 mi	north	11.57 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 12:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 54'	North
Longitude:	62° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.96 meters/second, 1569.5 km/hour, 975.2 miles/hour or 847.4 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' 31.3"	16.25 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	south	16.25 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 15.6"	975.09 mi	west	0° 09' 12.3"	10.55 mi	south	975.47 mi
24 hours	11° 26' 47.6"	768.69 mi	east	3° 59' 57.4"	274.92 mi	south	822.00 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
Niamey	Sat 1:04 PM	961 km	597 miles	519 nm	SSE
Ouagadougou	Sat 12:04 PM	983 km	611 miles	531 nm	S
Koudougou	Sat 12:04 PM	996 km	619 miles	538 nm	S
Bamako	Sat 12:04 PM	1146 km	712 miles	619 nm	SW
Marrakech *	Sat 1:04 PM	1296 km	805 miles	700 nm	NNW
El Aaiún *	Sat 1:04 PM	1311 km	815 miles	708 nm	WNW
Fes *	Sat 1:04 PM	1448 km	900 miles	782 nm	N
Casablanca *	Sat 1:04 PM	1477 km	918 miles	797 nm	NNW
Rabat *	Sat 1:04 PM	1495 km	929 miles	807 nm	NNW
Nouakchott	Sat 12:04 PM	1506 km	936 miles	813 nm	W