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 16:18:00 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 16:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 26'	North
Longitude:	65° 28'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.90 meters/second, 1554.8 km/hour, 966.1 miles/hour or 839.5 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"	16.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.3"	965.82 mi	west	0° 00' 24.1"	0.46 mi	north	965.80 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 53.8"	2.04 mi	east	0° 09' 31.0"	10.91 mi	north	11.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 16:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 08'	North
Longitude:	12° 41'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.50 meters/second, 1596.6 km/hour, 992.1 miles/hour or 862.1 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' 31.5"	16.53 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	south	16.54 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 28.1"	992.00 mi	west	0° 11' 01.8"	12.64 mi	south	992.34 mi
24 hours	11° 26' 28.3"	781.44 mi	east	4° 38' 14.6"	318.69 mi	south	847.82 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
San Juan	Sun 12:18 PM	336 km	209 miles	181 nm	SSW
Road Town	Sun 12:18 PM	345 km	214 miles	186 nm	SSE
Charlotte Amalie	Sun 12:18 PM	346 km	215 miles	187 nm	S
Caguas	Sun 12:18 PM	360 km	223 miles	194 nm	S
Ponce	Sun 12:18 PM	398 km	247 miles	215 nm	SSW
Christiansted	Sun 12:18 PM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	S
The Valley	Sun 12:18 PM	436 km	271 miles	235 nm	SE
Punta Cana	Sun 12:18 PM	442 km	275 miles	239 nm	SW
Marigot	Sun 12:18 PM	449 km	279 miles	242 nm	SE
Gustavia	Sun 12:18 PM	479 km	297 miles	258 nm	SE