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 Monday, May 28, 2012 at 08:32:00 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 Monday, May 28, 2012 at 08:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 33'	North
Longitude:	51° 03'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.58 meters/second, 1553.7 km/hour, 965.4 miles/hour or 838.9 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"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.2"	965.10 mi	west	0° 00' 23.5"	0.45 mi	north	965.08 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 58.1"	2.11 mi	east	0° 09' 15.7"	10.62 mi	north	10.83 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 28, 2012 at 08:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 03'	North
Longitude:	136° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.63 meters/second, 1607.9 km/hour, 999.1 miles/hour or 868.2 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"	16.65 mi	west	0° 00' 11.7"	0.23 mi	south	16.65 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 21.8"	999.03 mi	west	0° 11' 49.3"	13.54 mi	south	999.30 mi
24 hours	11° 32' 38.8"	794.14 mi	east	4° 53' 33.2"	336.20 mi	south	864.78 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
Doha	Mon 11:32 AM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	N
Al-Jamiliyah	Mon 11:32 AM	451 km	280 miles	244 nm	N
Al Khor	Mon 11:32 AM	461 km	286 miles	249 nm	N
Abu Dhabi	Mon 12:32 PM	469 km	291 miles	253 nm	NE
Riffa	Mon 11:32 AM	510 km	317 miles	276 nm	N
Manama	Mon 11:32 AM	518 km	322 miles	279 nm	N
Dammam	Mon 11:32 AM	546 km	339 miles	295 nm	N
Riyadh	Mon 11:32 AM	560 km	348 miles	303 nm	NW
Qatif	Mon 11:32 AM	566 km	352 miles	306 nm	N
Salalah	Mon 12:32 PM	595 km	370 miles	321 nm	SSE