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, 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	NE
Puerto Vallarta *	Sat 2:08 PM	297 km	184 miles	160 nm	ESE
Guadalajara *	Sat 2:08 PM	488 km	303 miles	263 nm	E
Colima *	Sat 2:08 PM	500 km	311 miles	270 nm	ESE
Fresnillo *	Sat 2:08 PM	568 km	353 miles	307 nm	ENE
Aguascalientes *	Sat 2:08 PM	593 km	368 miles	320 nm	E
Leon *	Sat 2:08 PM	653 km	406 miles	353 nm	E
San Luis Potosi *	Sat 2:08 PM	732 km	455 miles	395 nm	E
Chihuahua *	Sat 1:08 PM	836 km	519 miles	451 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Sat 12:08 PM	912 km	566 miles	492 nm	NNW