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 20:14:00 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 21, 2012 at 20:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 13'	North
Longitude:	124° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 453.47 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"	1014.32 mi	west	0° 00' 50.4"	0.96 mi	north	1014.30 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 51.1"	3.21 mi	west	0° 20' 04.6"	23.00 mi	north	23.23 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 20:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 26'	North
Longitude:	119° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.47 meters/second, 1553.3 km/hour, 965.2 miles/hour or 838.7 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' 33.1"	964.97 mi	west	0° 07' 21.5"	8.43 mi	north	964.70 mi
24 hours	11° 08' 19.7"	739.19 mi	east	2° 35' 30.0"	178.25 mi	north	755.34 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 *	Sat 2:14 PM	2236 km	1389 miles	1207 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sat 1:14 PM	2312 km	1437 miles	1249 nm	NE
Tijuana *	Sat 1:14 PM	2365 km	1470 miles	1277 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Sat 1:14 PM	2380 km	1479 miles	1285 nm	NNE
Guadalajara *	Sat 3:14 PM	2406 km	1495 miles	1299 nm	ENE
Mexicali *	Sat 1:14 PM	2430 km	1510 miles	1312 nm	NNE
Los Angeles *	Sat 1:14 PM	2492 km	1548 miles	1345 nm	NNE
Aguascalientes *	Sat 3:14 PM	2554 km	1587 miles	1379 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Sat 1:14 PM	2653 km	1648 miles	1433 nm	NNE
Acapulco *	Sat 3:14 PM	2657 km	1651 miles	1434 nm	ENE