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 22:58:00 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 22:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 19'	North
Longitude:	165° 29'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.25 meters/second, 1556.1 km/hour, 966.9 miles/hour or 840.2 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' 55.6"	966.61 mi	west	0° 00' 24.8"	0.48 mi	north	966.58 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 49.1"	1.95 mi	east	0° 09' 47.2"	11.22 mi	north	11.39 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 22:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 10'	North
Longitude:	95° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.09 meters/second, 1580.7 km/hour, 982.2 miles/hour or 853.5 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"	16.37 mi	west	0° 00' 09.8"	0.19 mi	south	16.37 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 23.4"	982.10 mi	west	0° 09' 58.3"	11.43 mi	south	982.47 mi
24 hours	11° 25' 14.0"	772.33 mi	east	4° 16' 21.3"	293.67 mi	south	831.38 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
Honolulu	Sat 12:58 PM	792 km	492 miles	427 nm	E
Midway	Sat 11:58 AM	1423 km	884 miles	768 nm	NW
Kiritimati	Sun 12:58 PM	2327 km	1446 miles	1256 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Sat 10:58 AM	2625 km	1631 miles	1417 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Sun 10:58 AM	2915 km	1811 miles	1574 nm	W
Majuro	Sun 10:58 AM	2957 km	1837 miles	1597 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Sun 10:58 AM	3209 km	1994 miles	1733 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Sun 11:58 AM	3452 km	2145 miles	1864 nm	S
Adak *	Sat 1:58 PM	3525 km	2190 miles	1903 nm	NNW
Unalaska *	Sat 2:58 PM	3612 km	2245 miles	1950 nm	N