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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
Change time and date
| < 4 weeks | 4 weeks > | March equinox | |||
| < 1 day | 1 day > | June solstice | |||
| < 12 hours | 12 hours > | September equinox | |||
| < 6 hours | 6 hours > | December solstice | |||
| < 1 hour | 1 hour > | ||||
| < 10 minutes | 10 minutes > |
Map notes
- The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 19:08:00 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, May 26, 2012 at 19:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 21° 18' | North |
| Longitude: | 107° 60' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.32 meters/second, 1556.4 km/hour, 967.1 miles/hour or 840.4 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" | 16.12 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.4" | 0.01 mi | north | 16.12 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 59' 55.6" | 966.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 25.1" | 0.48 mi | north | 966.76 mi |
| 24 hours | 0° 01' 48.0" | 1.94 mi | east | 0° 09' 50.8" | 11.29 mi | north | 11.46 mi |
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 19:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 12° 48' | North |
| Longitude: | 39° 53' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.01 meters/second, 1576.8 km/hour, 979.8 miles/hour or 851.4 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" | 16.33 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.33 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 21.0" | 979.68 mi | west | 0° 09' 42.8" | 11.13 mi | south | 980.06 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 25' 35.9" | 770.88 mi | east | 4° 10' 48.6" | 287.33 mi | south | 828.00 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazatlan * | Sat 1:08 PM | 268 km | 166 miles | 145 nm | |
| Puerto Vallarta * | Sat 2:08 PM | 297 km | 184 miles | 160 nm | |
| Guadalajara * | Sat 2:08 PM | 488 km | 303 miles | 263 nm | |
| Colima * | Sat 2:08 PM | 500 km | 311 miles | 270 nm | |
| Fresnillo * | Sat 2:08 PM | 568 km | 353 miles | 307 nm | |
| Aguascalientes * | Sat 2:08 PM | 593 km | 368 miles | 320 nm | |
| Leon * | Sat 2:08 PM | 653 km | 406 miles | 353 nm | |
| San Luis Potosi * | Sat 2:08 PM | 732 km | 455 miles | 395 nm | |
| Chihuahua * | Sat 1:08 PM | 836 km | 519 miles | 451 nm | |
| Hermosillo | Sat 12:08 PM | 912 km | 566 miles | 492 nm | |
Symbols
* means the time shown has been adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (9 places listed).
Sat means Saturday, May 26, 2012 (10 places listed).
km means kilometers from origin.miles means miles from origin.
nm means nautical miles from origin.
All numbers are air distances – as the crow flies.
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