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 13:58:00 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 Monday, May 28, 2012 at 13:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 35'	North
Longitude:	30° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.47 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' 55.1"	964.86 mi	west	0° 00' 23.3"	0.45 mi	north	964.84 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 59.5"	2.14 mi	east	0° 09' 10.7"	10.53 mi	north	10.74 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 28, 2012 at 13:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 58'	North
Longitude:	58° 01'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.40 meters/second, 1610.6 km/hour, 1000.8 miles/hour or 869.7 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' 16.8"	1000.75 mi	west	0° 12' 02.3"	13.79 mi	south	1001.00 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 55.7"	799.35 mi	east	4° 57' 26.2"	340.64 mi	south	870.74 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
Mindelo	Mon 12:58 PM	774 km	481 miles	418 nm	SE
Praia	Mon 12:58 PM	1039 km	645 miles	561 nm	SE
Nouakchott	Mon 1:58 PM	1563 km	971 miles	844 nm	ESE
Dakar	Mon 1:58 PM	1573 km	978 miles	850 nm	ESE
Banjul	Mon 1:58 PM	1724 km	1071 miles	931 nm	ESE
El Aaiún *	Mon 2:58 PM	1852 km	1151 miles	1000 nm	ENE
Azores *	Mon 1:58 PM	1890 km	1174 miles	1021 nm	N
Bissau	Mon 1:58 PM	1913 km	1188 miles	1033 nm	ESE
Conakry	Mon 1:58 PM	2233 km	1388 miles	1206 nm	SE
Freetown	Mon 1:58 PM	2346 km	1457 miles	1266 nm	SE