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 13:18:00 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 Monday, May 28, 2012 at 13:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 35'	North
Longitude:	20° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.48 meters/second, 1553.3 km/hour, 965.2 miles/hour or 838.7 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"	964.89 mi	west	0° 00' 23.3"	0.45 mi	north	964.87 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 59.3"	2.13 mi	east	0° 09' 11.2"	10.54 mi	north	10.75 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 28, 2012 at 13:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 06'	North
Longitude:	67° 42'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.31 meters/second, 1610.3 km/hour, 1000.6 miles/hour or 869.5 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"	16.68 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	south	16.68 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 17.6"	1000.56 mi	west	0° 12' 00.9"	13.76 mi	south	1000.81 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 29.5"	798.68 mi	east	4° 56' 59.9"	340.13 mi	south	870.01 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
Nouadhibou	Mon 1:18 PM	360 km	224 miles	194 nm	E
Nouakchott	Mon 1:18 PM	606 km	377 miles	327 nm	SE
Santa Maria	Mon 12:18 PM	609 km	379 miles	329 nm	SSW
Mindelo	Mon 12:18 PM	706 km	439 miles	381 nm	SW
Rosso	Mon 1:18 PM	743 km	462 miles	401 nm	SE
Praia	Mon 12:18 PM	806 km	501 miles	435 nm	SSW
Dakar	Mon 1:18 PM	828 km	514 miles	447 nm	SSE
Thiès	Mon 1:18 PM	837 km	520 miles	452 nm	SSE
Las Palmas *	Mon 2:18 PM	884 km	549 miles	477 nm	NNE
Touba	Mon 1:18 PM	886 km	550 miles	478 nm	SSE