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 Friday, April 20, 2012 at 19:06:00 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 Friday, April 20, 2012 at 19:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 51'	North
Longitude:	107° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 454.07 meters/second, 1634.6 km/hour, 1015.7 miles/hour or 882.6 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"	16.93 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.93 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.5"	1015.66 mi	west	0° 00' 51.0"	0.97 mi	north	1015.64 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 58.1"	3.35 mi	west	0° 20' 17.1"	23.24 mi	north	23.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 20, 2012 at 19:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 59'	North
Longitude:	113° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.71 meters/second, 1579.3 km/hour, 981.4 miles/hour or 852.8 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' 33.3"	16.36 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	north	16.36 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 21.5"	981.22 mi	west	0° 08' 58.3"	10.28 mi	north	980.98 mi
24 hours	10° 47' 56.6"	728.01 mi	east	3° 18' 26.0"	227.39 mi	north	757.69 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 *	Fri 2:06 PM	949 km	589 miles	512 nm	NE
Puerto Vallarta *	Fri 2:06 PM	989 km	614 miles	534 nm	N
Guadalajara *	Fri 2:06 PM	1053 km	655 miles	569 nm	NNE
Leon *	Fri 2:06 PM	1180 km	733 miles	637 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Fri 2:06 PM	1194 km	742 miles	645 nm	NE
Aguascalientes *	Fri 2:06 PM	1218 km	757 miles	657 nm	NNE
Mazatlan *	Fri 1:06 PM	1260 km	783 miles	680 nm	N
San Luis Potosi *	Fri 2:06 PM	1311 km	815 miles	708 nm	NNE
Veracruz *	Fri 2:06 PM	1424 km	885 miles	769 nm	NE
Guatemala	Fri 1:06 PM	1819 km	1130 miles	982 nm	ENE