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 Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 02:32:00 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 Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 02:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 40'	North
Longitude:	141° 05'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.23 meters/second, 1552.4 km/hour, 964.6 miles/hour or 838.2 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"	16.08 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.0"	964.32 mi	west	0° 00' 22.8"	0.44 mi	north	964.30 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 02.8"	2.19 mi	east	0° 08' 58.8"	10.30 mi	north	10.53 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 02:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 24'	North
Longitude:	124° 27'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.54 meters/second, 1614.8 km/hour, 1003.4 miles/hour or 871.9 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' 30.9"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	south	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 59.6"	1003.31 mi	west	0° 12' 26.6"	14.25 mi	south	1003.48 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 00.9"	813.27 mi	east	5° 03' 48.0"	347.92 mi	south	884.98 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
Saipan	Tue 12:32 PM	869 km	540 miles	469 nm	SE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Tue 12:32 PM	986 km	613 miles	533 nm	SSE
Hamamatsu	Tue 11:32 AM	1482 km	921 miles	800 nm	NNW
Shizuoka	Tue 11:32 AM	1499 km	932 miles	809 nm	N
Yokohama	Tue 11:32 AM	1534 km	953 miles	829 nm	N
Osaka	Tue 11:32 AM	1541 km	958 miles	832 nm	NNW
Kawasaki	Tue 11:32 AM	1543 km	959 miles	833 nm	N
Sagamihara	Tue 11:32 AM	1550 km	963 miles	837 nm	N
Nagoya	Tue 11:32 AM	1551 km	964 miles	837 nm	NNW
Kobe	Tue 11:32 AM	1555 km	966 miles	839 nm	NNW