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 Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 00:18:00 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 Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 00:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 20'	North
Longitude:	174° 31'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.22 meters/second, 1556.0 km/hour, 966.8 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"	966.54 mi	west	0° 00' 24.8"	0.48 mi	north	966.52 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 49.5"	1.96 mi	east	0° 09' 46.0"	11.20 mi	north	11.37 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 00:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 57'	North
Longitude:	114° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.46 meters/second, 1582.0 km/hour, 983.0 miles/hour or 854.2 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"	16.38 mi	west	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	south	16.39 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 24.0"	982.93 mi	west	0° 10' 03.7"	11.53 mi	south	983.30 mi
24 hours	11° 25' 09.2"	772.88 mi	east	4° 18' 13.7"	295.81 mi	south	832.58 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
Wake Island	Sun 12:18 PM	852 km	529 miles	460 nm	WSW
Midway	Sat 1:18 PM	1119 km	696 miles	604 nm	NE
Majuro	Sun 12:18 PM	1609 km	1000 miles	869 nm	SSW
Tarawa	Sun 12:18 PM	2209 km	1373 miles	1193 nm	S
Palikir	Sun 11:18 AM	2374 km	1475 miles	1282 nm	SW
Baker Island	Sat 12:18 PM	2535 km	1575 miles	1369 nm	SSE
Yaren	Sun 12:18 PM	2556 km	1588 miles	1380 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Sat 2:18 PM	2863 km	1779 miles	1546 nm	E
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 10:18 AM	3273 km	2034 miles	1768 nm	W
Funafuti	Sun 12:18 PM	3341 km	2076 miles	1804 nm	S