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 21, 2012 at 19:34:00 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 21, 2012 at 19:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 12'	North
Longitude:	114° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 453.49 meters/second, 1632.5 km/hour, 1014.4 miles/hour or 881.5 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"	16.91 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.91 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.3"	1014.36 mi	west	0° 00' 50.4"	0.96 mi	north	1014.33 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 51.1"	3.22 mi	west	0° 20' 04.9"	23.01 mi	north	23.23 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 19:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 21'	North
Longitude:	109° 35'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.66 meters/second, 1554.0 km/hour, 965.6 miles/hour or 839.1 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' 32.5"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 07.4"	0.14 mi	north	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 34.5"	965.41 mi	west	0° 07' 24.2"	8.49 mi	north	965.14 mi
24 hours	11° 07' 46.7"	738.89 mi	east	2° 36' 45.1"	179.68 mi	north	755.37 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 *	Sat 2:34 PM	1329 km	826 miles	718 nm	NE
Mazatlan *	Sat 1:34 PM	1468 km	912 miles	793 nm	NNE
Guadalajara *	Sat 2:34 PM	1484 km	922 miles	801 nm	NE
Acapulco *	Sat 2:34 PM	1614 km	1003 miles	872 nm	ENE
Aguascalientes *	Sat 2:34 PM	1650 km	1025 miles	891 nm	NE
Leon *	Sat 2:34 PM	1655 km	1028 miles	894 nm	NE
San Luis Potosi *	Sat 2:34 PM	1779 km	1106 miles	961 nm	NE
Mexico City *	Sat 2:34 PM	1793 km	1114 miles	968 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Sat 12:34 PM	1896 km	1178 miles	1024 nm	N
Veracruz *	Sat 2:34 PM	2073 km	1288 miles	1120 nm	ENE