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, April 1, 2012 at 19:18:00 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, April 1, 2012 at 19:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 56'	North
Longitude:	108° 52'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.23 meters/second, 1664.0 km/hour, 1034.0 miles/hour or 898.5 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"	17.23 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.23 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1034.02 mi	west	0° 00' 57.6"	1.10 mi	north	1034.01 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 25.5"	5.08 mi	west	0° 23' 01.2"	26.37 mi	north	26.85 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 19:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 32'	North
Longitude:	6° 46'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.07 meters/second, 1562.6 km/hour, 971.0 miles/hour or 843.8 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' 29.8"	16.18 mi	west	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	south	16.18 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 52.4"	970.82 mi	west	0° 09' 24.7"	10.79 mi	south	971.23 mi
24 hours	12° 03' 37.6"	807.65 mi	east	4° 08' 46.3"	285.03 mi	south	862.91 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
Acapulco *	Sun 2:18 PM	1640 km	1019 miles	885 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Sun 2:18 PM	1841 km	1144 miles	994 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Sun 2:18 PM	1920 km	1193 miles	1037 nm	NNE
Leon *	Sun 2:18 PM	1956 km	1216 miles	1056 nm	NNE
Aguascalientes *	Sun 2:18 PM	2002 km	1244 miles	1081 nm	NNE
Mazatlan *	Sun 1:18 PM	2041 km	1268 miles	1102 nm	N
Veracruz *	Sun 2:18 PM	2094 km	1301 miles	1131 nm	NE
Galapagos Islands	Sun 1:18 PM	2237 km	1390 miles	1208 nm	ESE
Guatemala	Sun 1:18 PM	2276 km	1414 miles	1229 nm	ENE
San Salvador	Sun 1:18 PM	2366 km	1470 miles	1278 nm	ENE