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 Tuesday, March 27, 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 Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 20:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 60'	North
Longitude:	119° 59'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.30 meters/second, 1667.9 km/hour, 1036.4 miles/hour or 900.6 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"	17.27 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.27 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.3"	1036.43 mi	west	0° 00' 58.5"	1.12 mi	north	1036.42 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 31.0"	5.20 mi	west	0° 23' 24.4"	26.81 mi	north	27.31 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 20:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 14'	North
Longitude:	64° 20'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.50 meters/second, 1506.6 km/hour, 936.1 miles/hour or 813.5 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' 30.7"	15.60 mi	west	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	north	15.60 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 48.0"	935.86 mi	west	0° 02' 45.5"	3.17 mi	north	935.72 mi
24 hours	11° 47' 48.2"	760.78 mi	east	0° 38' 31.5"	44.18 mi	north	760.40 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	Tue 2:04 PM	2906 km	1806 miles	1569 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Tue 1:04 PM	3039 km	1888 miles	1641 nm	NNE
Adamstown	Tue 12:04 PM	3292 km	2045 miles	1777 nm	SSW
Galapagos Islands	Tue 2:04 PM	3409 km	2118 miles	1841 nm	E
Los Angeles *	Tue 1:04 PM	3442 km	2139 miles	1859 nm	N
Phoenix	Tue 1:04 PM	3470 km	2156 miles	1874 nm	NNE
Guatemala	Tue 2:04 PM	3479 km	2162 miles	1879 nm	ENE
Easter Island *	Tue 3:04 PM	3520 km	2187 miles	1901 nm	SSE
San Salvador	Tue 2:04 PM	3587 km	2229 miles	1937 nm	ENE
Las Vegas *	Tue 1:04 PM	3703 km	2301 miles	1999 nm	N