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 30, 2010 at 20:00:00 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 30, 2010 at 20:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 51'	North
Longitude:	120° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.68 meters/second, 1550.5 km/hour, 963.4 miles/hour or 837.2 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"	16.06 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.06 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.6"	963.10 mi	west	0° 00' 21.7"	0.42 mi	north	963.08 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 09.9"	2.32 mi	east	0° 08' 31.3"	9.77 mi	north	10.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 20:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 42'	South
Longitude:	95° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.59 meters/second, 1488.9 km/hour, 925.2 miles/hour or 803.9 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' 29.3"	15.42 mi	west	0° 00' 05.7"	0.11 mi	north	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 28.2"	924.88 mi	west	0° 05' 53.5"	6.76 mi	north	925.23 mi
24 hours	11° 51' 36.5"	757.06 mi	east	2° 49' 01.7"	193.83 mi	north	788.67 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 1:00 PM	1244 km	773 miles	672 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Sun 1:00 PM	1260 km	783 miles	680 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Sun 1:00 PM	1277 km	794 miles	690 nm	NE
Mexicali *	Sun 1:00 PM	1311 km	815 miles	708 nm	NNE
Long Beach *	Sun 1:00 PM	1350 km	839 miles	729 nm	N
Los Angeles *	Sun 1:00 PM	1377 km	856 miles	744 nm	N
Mazatlan *	Sun 2:00 PM	1495 km	929 miles	807 nm	E
Phoenix	Sun 1:00 PM	1550 km	963 miles	837 nm	NNE
Las Vegas *	Sun 1:00 PM	1678 km	1043 miles	906 nm	NNE
San Jose (USA) *	Sun 1:00 PM	1720 km	1069 miles	929 nm	N