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 08:42:00 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 08:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 33'	North
Longitude:	48° 33'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.57 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"	965.09 mi	west	0° 00' 23.6"	0.45 mi	north	965.07 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 58.1"	2.11 mi	east	0° 09' 15.6"	10.62 mi	north	10.83 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 28, 2012 at 08:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 01'	North
Longitude:	134° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.66 meters/second, 1608.0 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' 11.8"	0.23 mi	south	16.65 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 21.6"	999.09 mi	west	0° 11' 49.6"	13.55 mi	south	999.36 mi
24 hours	11° 32' 44.3"	794.29 mi	east	4° 53' 40.9"	336.34 mi	south	864.96 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
Riyadh	Mon 11:42 AM	391 km	243 miles	211 nm	NNW
Doha	Mon 11:42 AM	513 km	319 miles	277 nm	NE
Al-Jamiliyah	Mon 11:42 AM	520 km	323 miles	281 nm	NNE
Riffa	Mon 11:42 AM	547 km	340 miles	295 nm	NNE
Al Khor	Mon 11:42 AM	548 km	340 miles	296 nm	NNE
Manama	Mon 11:42 AM	556 km	345 miles	300 nm	NNE
Dammam	Mon 11:42 AM	562 km	349 miles	303 nm	NNE
Qatif	Mon 11:42 AM	575 km	357 miles	311 nm	NNE
Abu Dhabi	Mon 12:42 PM	678 km	422 miles	366 nm	ENE
Salalah	Mon 12:42 PM	769 km	478 miles	415 nm	SE