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 16:26:00 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 16:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 54'	North
Longitude:	67° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.53 meters/second, 1549.9 km/hour, 963.1 miles/hour or 836.9 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"	16.05 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.05 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.5"	962.75 mi	west	0° 00' 21.3"	0.41 mi	north	962.73 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 12.2"	2.36 mi	east	0° 08' 22.7"	9.61 mi	north	9.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 16:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 37'	South
Longitude:	45° 51'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.91 meters/second, 1605.3 km/hour, 997.5 miles/hour or 866.8 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' 29.3"	16.62 mi	west	0° 00' 12.6"	0.24 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 14.1"	997.37 mi	west	0° 12' 40.5"	14.52 mi	south	997.29 mi
24 hours	12° 37' 47.4"	869.50 mi	east	4° 56' 33.7"	339.70 mi	south	929.07 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
Punta Cana	Wed 12:26 PM	387 km	240 miles	209 nm	SSW
Cockburn Town *	Wed 12:26 PM	393 km	244 miles	212 nm	W
San Juan	Wed 12:26 PM	402 km	249 miles	217 nm	SSE
Puerto Plata	Wed 12:26 PM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	WSW
Caguas	Wed 12:26 PM	429 km	266 miles	231 nm	SSE
Ponce	Wed 12:26 PM	437 km	272 miles	236 nm	S
Santiago de los Caballeros	Wed 12:26 PM	441 km	274 miles	238 nm	SW
Santo Domingo	Wed 12:26 PM	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	SW
Charlotte Amalie	Wed 12:26 PM	468 km	291 miles	253 nm	SSE
Road Town	Wed 12:26 PM	480 km	298 miles	259 nm	SE