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 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 19:50:00 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 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 19:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 41'	North
Longitude:	117° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.63 meters/second, 1651.1 km/hour, 1025.9 miles/hour or 891.5 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"	17.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.10 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.6"	1025.92 mi	west	0° 00' 54.7"	1.05 mi	north	1025.90 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 50.9"	4.39 mi	west	0° 21' 49.7"	25.00 mi	north	25.39 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 19:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 11'	South
Longitude:	133° 33'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.85 meters/second, 1497.1 km/hour, 930.2 miles/hour or 808.3 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' 25.0"	15.50 mi	west	0° 00' 03.2"	0.06 mi	north	15.50 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 59.3"	930.00 mi	west	0° 03' 20.8"	3.84 mi	north	930.19 mi
24 hours	13° 38' 05.7"	879.62 mi	east	1° 54' 51.7"	131.70 mi	north	894.86 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
Mazatlan *	Wed 1:50 PM	2000 km	1243 miles	1080 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Wed 2:50 PM	2022 km	1257 miles	1092 nm	NE
Acapulco *	Wed 2:50 PM	2115 km	1314 miles	1142 nm	ENE
Aguascalientes *	Wed 2:50 PM	2189 km	1360 miles	1182 nm	NE
Mexico City *	Wed 2:50 PM	2315 km	1438 miles	1250 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Wed 12:50 PM	2359 km	1466 miles	1274 nm	NNE
Veracruz *	Wed 2:50 PM	2583 km	1605 miles	1395 nm	ENE
Tijuana *	Wed 12:50 PM	2641 km	1641 miles	1426 nm	N
Phoenix	Wed 12:50 PM	2799 km	1739 miles	1511 nm	N
Los Angeles *	Wed 12:50 PM	2809 km	1746 miles	1517 nm	N