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 Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 19:14:00 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 Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 19:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 12'	North
Longitude:	108° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.29 meters/second, 1657.0 km/hour, 1029.6 miles/hour or 894.7 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"	17.16 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.16 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.3"	1029.66 mi	west	0° 00' 56.0"	1.07 mi	north	1029.64 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 08.7"	4.74 mi	west	0° 22' 22.2"	25.62 mi	north	26.06 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 19:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 00'	South
Longitude:	84° 03'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.59 meters/second, 1550.1 km/hour, 963.2 miles/hour or 837.0 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' 24.7"	16.05 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	south	16.05 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 41.2"	962.99 mi	west	0° 10' 25.8"	11.95 mi	south	962.67 mi
24 hours	14° 22' 09.8"	960.18 mi	east	3° 37' 57.6"	249.82 mi	south	983.60 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 *	Sat 2:14 PM	1402 km	871 miles	757 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Sat 2:14 PM	1582 km	983 miles	854 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Sat 2:14 PM	1676 km	1041 miles	905 nm	NE
Leon *	Sat 2:14 PM	1700 km	1057 miles	918 nm	NNE
Aguascalientes *	Sat 2:14 PM	1744 km	1084 miles	942 nm	NNE
Mazatlan *	Sat 1:14 PM	1784 km	1108 miles	963 nm	N
San Luis Potosi *	Sat 2:14 PM	1831 km	1138 miles	989 nm	NNE
Veracruz *	Sat 2:14 PM	1865 km	1159 miles	1007 nm	NE
Guatemala	Sat 1:14 PM	2106 km	1308 miles	1137 nm	ENE
San Salvador	Sat 1:14 PM	2209 km	1373 miles	1193 nm	ENE