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 Friday, July 6, 2012 at 04:50:00 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 Friday, July 6, 2012 at 04:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 39'	North
Longitude:	108° 25'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.24 meters/second, 1541.7 km/hour, 957.9 miles/hour or 832.4 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"	15.97 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.97 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.8"	957.61 mi	west	0° 00' 15.4"	0.30 mi	south	957.62 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 24.7"	2.57 mi	east	0° 06' 22.7"	7.32 mi	south	7.75 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, July 6, 2012 at 04:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 09'	South
Longitude:	39° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.62 meters/second, 1582.6 km/hour, 983.4 miles/hour or 854.6 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' 29.2"	16.39 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.39 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 18.7"	983.34 mi	west	0° 11' 03.2"	12.66 mi	north	983.73 mi
24 hours	11° 54' 47.5"	808.58 mi	east	4° 35' 08.0"	315.16 mi	north	872.94 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
Nanning	Fri 12:50 PM	22 km	14 miles	12 nm	NNW
Hai Phong	Fri 11:50 AM	267 km	166 miles	144 nm	SW
Hanoi	Fri 11:50 AM	320 km	199 miles	173 nm	WSW
Guilin	Fri 12:50 PM	348 km	216 miles	188 nm	NNE
Haikou	Fri 12:50 PM	350 km	218 miles	189 nm	SE
Guiyang	Fri 12:50 PM	471 km	293 miles	254 nm	NNW
Foshan	Fri 12:50 PM	484 km	301 miles	261 nm	E
Guangzhou	Fri 12:50 PM	500 km	310 miles	270 nm	E
Macau	Fri 12:50 PM	529 km	329 miles	286 nm	E
Hong Kong	Fri 12:50 PM	593 km	369 miles	320 nm	E