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 Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 08:46:00 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 Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 08:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 31'	North
Longitude:	49° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.63 meters/second, 1543.1 km/hour, 958.8 miles/hour or 833.2 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"	15.98 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	south	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.0"	958.47 mi	west	0° 00' 16.5"	0.32 mi	south	958.49 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 18.3"	2.46 mi	east	0° 06' 49.9"	7.84 mi	south	8.21 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 08:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 48'	South
Longitude:	85° 00'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.82 meters/second, 1608.6 km/hour, 999.5 miles/hour or 868.6 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' 31.3"	16.66 mi	west	0° 00' 11.7"	0.23 mi	north	16.66 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 22.6"	999.50 mi	west	0° 11' 50.5"	13.56 mi	north	999.77 mi
24 hours	11° 11' 40.7"	770.45 mi	east	4° 45' 18.5"	326.75 mi	north	839.04 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
Riyadh	Sat 11:46 AM	366 km	227 miles	197 nm	NW
Doha	Sat 11:46 AM	371 km	231 miles	200 nm	NE
Al-Jamiliyah	Sat 11:46 AM	381 km	237 miles	206 nm	NNE
Al Khor	Sat 11:46 AM	407 km	253 miles	220 nm	NNE
Riffa	Sat 11:46 AM	415 km	258 miles	224 nm	NNE
Manama	Sat 11:46 AM	423 km	263 miles	229 nm	NNE
Dammam	Sat 11:46 AM	435 km	271 miles	235 nm	N
Qatif	Sat 11:46 AM	452 km	281 miles	244 nm	N
Abu Dhabi	Sat 12:46 PM	546 km	339 miles	295 nm	ENE
Dubai	Sat 12:46 PM	667 km	414 miles	360 nm	ENE