The Earth and Moon viewer
You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe. Click here to find out more.

Current day and night location on Earth
The image below gives the present location of day and night on the earth. The white area on the map are those locations in day; the grey indicates twilight; and the black is night. Click here to see the where it is now day and where it is now night.

Night and day using webcams
A ring of WebCam imagery from the different places on the earth creating a single revolution around the world. This website provides a glance of where, at present, the sun casts its shawdow, and where it lights the sky. Click here to find out more.