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 13:24:00 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 13:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 15'	North
Longitude:	21° 60'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.44 meters/second, 1556.8 km/hour, 967.3 miles/hour or 840.6 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"	967.05 mi	west	0° 00' 25.3"	0.48 mi	north	967.02 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 46.4"	1.91 mi	east	0° 09' 56.1"	11.39 mi	north	11.55 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 13:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 42'	North
Longitude:	43° 22'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.36 meters/second, 1570.9 km/hour, 976.1 miles/hour or 848.2 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' 31.3"	16.27 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	south	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 16.6"	975.97 mi	west	0° 09' 18.2"	10.66 mi	south	976.35 mi
24 hours	11° 26' 31.2"	769.06 mi	east	4° 02' 04.0"	277.33 mi	south	823.11 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
Nouadhibou	Sat 1:24 PM	517 km	321 miles	279 nm	E
Santa Maria	Sat 12:24 PM	524 km	326 miles	283 nm	S
Mindelo	Sat 12:24 PM	577 km	358 miles	311 nm	SSW
Dakhla *	Sat 2:24 PM	680 km	423 miles	367 nm	ENE
Praia	Sat 12:24 PM	719 km	447 miles	388 nm	SSW
Nouakchott	Sat 1:24 PM	722 km	449 miles	390 nm	ESE
Rosso	Sat 1:24 PM	837 km	520 miles	452 nm	SE
Dakar	Sat 1:24 PM	874 km	543 miles	472 nm	SE
Thiès	Sat 1:24 PM	894 km	555 miles	482 nm	SE
Touba	Sat 1:24 PM	959 km	596 miles	518 nm	SE