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 Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 20:36:00 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 Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 20:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 56'	North
Longitude:	130° 09'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.19 meters/second, 1570.3 km/hour, 975.7 miles/hour or 847.9 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' 00.0"	16.26 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.26 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.9"	975.46 mi	west	0° 00' 31.3"	0.60 mi	north	975.44 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 52.6"	0.95 mi	east	0° 12' 24.1"	14.22 mi	north	14.25 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 20:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 21'	North
Longitude:	19° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.36 meters/second, 1617.7 km/hour, 1005.2 miles/hour or 873.5 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' 31.8"	16.75 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	south	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 50.5"	1005.15 mi	west	0° 11' 14.8"	12.88 mi	south	1005.24 mi
24 hours	11° 28' 53.5"	794.23 mi	east	4° 32' 37.1"	312.21 mi	south	852.79 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
Tijuana *	Sun 1:36 PM	1912 km	1188 miles	1033 nm	NE
San Diego *	Sun 1:36 PM	1917 km	1191 miles	1035 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sun 1:36 PM	1956 km	1215 miles	1056 nm	NE
Mexicali *	Sun 1:36 PM	2029 km	1261 miles	1096 nm	NE
San Jose (USA) *	Sun 1:36 PM	2088 km	1298 miles	1128 nm	NNE
San Francisco *	Sun 1:36 PM	2113 km	1313 miles	1141 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Sun 1:36 PM	2187 km	1359 miles	1181 nm	ENE
Sacramento *	Sun 1:36 PM	2228 km	1384 miles	1203 nm	NNE
Las Vegas *	Sun 1:36 PM	2316 km	1439 miles	1251 nm	NE
Phoenix	Sun 1:36 PM	2334 km	1450 miles	1260 nm	NE