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 Monday, April 16, 2012 at 19:28:00 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 Monday, April 16, 2012 at 19:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 29'	North
Longitude:	112° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.22 meters/second, 1642.4 km/hour, 1020.5 miles/hour or 886.8 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"	17.01 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.01 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.6"	1020.51 mi	west	0° 00' 52.8"	1.01 mi	north	1020.49 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 23.3"	3.84 mi	west	0° 21' 01.8"	24.09 mi	north	24.40 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 16, 2012 at 19:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 03'	South
Longitude:	160° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.11 meters/second, 1616.8 km/hour, 1004.6 miles/hour or 873.0 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' 33.4"	16.74 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	north	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 32.5"	1004.61 mi	west	0° 11' 20.5"	12.99 mi	north	1004.81 mi
24 hours	10° 27' 38.7"	721.83 mi	east	4° 32' 58.5"	312.62 mi	north	787.78 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
Puerto Vallarta *	Mon 2:28 PM	1357 km	843 miles	733 nm	NNE
Guadalajara *	Mon 2:28 PM	1485 km	923 miles	802 nm	NE
Acapulco *	Mon 2:28 PM	1518 km	943 miles	820 nm	ENE
Mazatlan *	Mon 1:28 PM	1546 km	960 miles	835 nm	NNE
Leon *	Mon 2:28 PM	1643 km	1021 miles	887 nm	NE
Aguascalientes *	Mon 2:28 PM	1655 km	1028 miles	894 nm	NE
Mexico City *	Mon 2:28 PM	1733 km	1077 miles	936 nm	NE
San Luis Potosi *	Mon 2:28 PM	1773 km	1102 miles	958 nm	NE
Veracruz *	Mon 2:28 PM	1990 km	1237 miles	1075 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Mon 12:28 PM	2063 km	1282 miles	1114 nm	N