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 03:58:00 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 Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 03:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 21'	North
Longitude:	119° 31'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.14 meters/second, 1555.7 km/hour, 966.7 miles/hour or 840.0 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"	16.11 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.11 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.5"	966.38 mi	west	0° 00' 24.7"	0.47 mi	north	966.35 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 50.5"	1.98 mi	east	0° 09' 42.4"	11.13 mi	north	11.31 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 03:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 20'	North
Longitude:	168° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.45 meters/second, 1585.6 km/hour, 985.3 miles/hour or 856.2 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"	16.42 mi	west	0° 00' 10.3"	0.20 mi	south	16.42 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 25.8"	985.15 mi	west	0° 10' 17.10"	11.80 mi	south	985.51 mi
24 hours	11° 25' 04.8"	774.51 mi	east	4° 23' 13.1"	301.52 mi	south	835.93 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
Kaohsiung	Sun 11:58 AM	211 km	131 miles	114 nm	NNE
Taichung	Sun 11:58 AM	331 km	206 miles	179 nm	NNE
Shantou	Sun 11:58 AM	367 km	228 miles	198 nm	NW
Xiamen	Sun 11:58 AM	374 km	232 miles	202 nm	NNW
Taipei	Sun 11:58 AM	459 km	285 miles	248 nm	NNE
Foochow	Sun 11:58 AM	517 km	321 miles	279 nm	N
Kowloon	Sun 11:58 AM	555 km	345 miles	300 nm	WNW
Baguio City	Sun 11:58 AM	558 km	347 miles	301 nm	SSE
Hong Kong	Sun 11:58 AM	562 km	349 miles	304 nm	WNW
Shenzhen	Sun 11:58 AM	566 km	352 miles	306 nm	WNW