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, March 25, 2012 at 20:04:00 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, March 25, 2012 at 20:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 13'	North
Longitude:	119° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.58 meters/second, 1668.9 km/hour, 1037.0 miles/hour or 901.1 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' 00.1"	17.28 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.3"	1037.07 mi	west	0° 00' 58.8"	1.12 mi	north	1037.07 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 31.0"	5.21 mi	west	0° 23' 31.3"	26.94 mi	north	27.44 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 20:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 14'	North
Longitude:	87° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.55 meters/second, 1546.4 km/hour, 960.9 miles/hour or 835.0 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' 32.3"	16.02 mi	west	0° 00' 07.0"	0.13 mi	north	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 21.2"	960.66 mi	west	0° 06' 58.10"	8.01 mi	north	960.39 mi
24 hours	11° 12' 48.0"	740.98 mi	east	2° 25' 25.4"	166.71 mi	north	754.54 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
Mexico City	Sun 2:04 PM	2950 km	1833 miles	1593 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sun 1:04 PM	3117 km	1937 miles	1683 nm	NNE
Adamstown	Sun 12:04 PM	3215 km	1998 miles	1736 nm	SSW
Galapagos Islands	Sun 2:04 PM	3383 km	2102 miles	1827 nm	E
Easter Island *	Sun 3:04 PM	3432 km	2133 miles	1853 nm	SSE
Guatemala	Sun 2:04 PM	3499 km	2174 miles	1890 nm	ENE
Los Angeles *	Sun 1:04 PM	3528 km	2192 miles	1905 nm	N
Phoenix	Sun 1:04 PM	3551 km	2206 miles	1917 nm	NNE
San Salvador	Sun 2:04 PM	3603 km	2239 miles	1945 nm	ENE
Belmopan	Sun 2:04 PM	3782 km	2350 miles	2042 nm	ENE