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 Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 04:28:00 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 Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 04:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 49'	North
Longitude:	112° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.75 meters/second, 1550.7 km/hour, 963.6 miles/hour or 837.3 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"	16.06 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.06 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.6"	963.24 mi	west	0° 00' 21.8"	0.42 mi	north	963.21 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 09.4"	2.31 mi	east	0° 08' 34.2"	9.83 mi	north	10.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 04:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 04'	South
Longitude:	140° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.76 meters/second, 1611.9 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.4 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' 29.9"	16.69 mi	west	0° 00' 12.7"	0.24 mi	south	16.69 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 56.3"	1001.54 mi	west	0° 12' 46.9"	14.64 mi	south	1001.54 mi
24 hours	12° 18' 06.2"	849.76 mi	east	5° 03' 39.1"	347.78 mi	south	915.29 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
Macau	Wed 12:28 PM	153 km	95 miles	83 nm	ENE
Foshan	Wed 12:28 PM	168 km	105 miles	91 nm	NE
Guangzhou	Wed 12:28 PM	187 km	116 miles	101 nm	NE
Hong Kong	Wed 12:28 PM	220 km	136 miles	119 nm	ENE
Kowloon	Wed 12:28 PM	227 km	141 miles	123 nm	ENE
Shenzhen	Wed 12:28 PM	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	ENE
Haikou	Wed 12:28 PM	270 km	168 miles	146 nm	SW
Nanning	Wed 12:28 PM	407 km	253 miles	220 nm	WNW
Guilin	Wed 12:28 PM	425 km	264 miles	230 nm	NNW
Shantou	Wed 12:28 PM	499 km	310 miles	269 nm	ENE