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, August 8, 2012 at 05:30:00 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, August 8, 2012 at 05:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 01'	North
Longitude:	98° 38'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.99 meters/second, 1605.5 km/hour, 997.6 miles/hour or 866.9 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° 15' 00.1"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.1"	997.49 mi	west	0° 00' 42.9"	0.82 mi	south	997.52 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 05.9"	2.33 mi	west	0° 17' 16.2"	19.79 mi	south	19.93 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 05:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 42'	North
Longitude:	13° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.11 meters/second, 1573.6 km/hour, 977.8 miles/hour or 849.7 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' 32.7"	16.30 mi	west	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	north	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 46.9"	977.65 mi	west	0° 08' 37.8"	9.89 mi	north	977.40 mi
24 hours	10° 59' 09.1"	738.40 mi	east	3° 08' 12.6"	215.69 mi	north	764.17 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
Yangon	Wed 12:00 Noon	278 km	173 miles	150 nm	WNW
Chiang Mai	Wed 12:30 PM	309 km	192 miles	167 nm	N
Bangkok	Wed 12:30 PM	323 km	201 miles	174 nm	SE
Pattaya	Wed 12:30 PM	419 km	260 miles	226 nm	SE
Khon Kaen	Wed 12:30 PM	452 km	281 miles	244 nm	E
Udon Thani	Wed 12:30 PM	470 km	292 miles	254 nm	ENE
Vientiane	Wed 12:30 PM	475 km	295 miles	257 nm	ENE
Naypyidaw	Wed 12:00 Noon	493 km	306 miles	266 nm	NNW
Luang Prabang	Wed 12:30 PM	567 km	352 miles	306 nm	NE
Battambang	Wed 12:30 PM	588 km	366 miles	318 nm	ESE