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 Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 19:04:00 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 Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 19:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 11'	North
Longitude:	106° 46'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 451.73 meters/second, 1626.2 km/hour, 1010.5 miles/hour or 878.1 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"	16.84 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.84 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.3"	1010.42 mi	west	0° 00' 48.8"	0.93 mi	north	1010.39 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 30.6"	2.82 mi	west	0° 19' 26.8"	22.28 mi	north	22.46 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 19:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 39'	North
Longitude:	68° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.18 meters/second, 1501.9 km/hour, 933.2 miles/hour or 810.9 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' 30.4"	15.55 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	15.55 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 29.1"	932.92 mi	west	0° 01' 01.8"	1.18 mi	north	932.87 mi
24 hours	11° 51' 46.0"	762.92 mi	east	0° 03' 40.2"	4.21 mi	south	763.09 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 *	Tue 2:04 PM	838 km	520 miles	452 nm	N
Acapulco *	Tue 2:04 PM	839 km	522 miles	453 nm	ENE
Guadalajara *	Tue 2:04 PM	904 km	562 miles	488 nm	NNE
Leon *	Tue 2:04 PM	1035 km	643 miles	559 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Tue 2:04 PM	1068 km	664 miles	577 nm	NE
Aguascalientes *	Tue 2:04 PM	1070 km	665 miles	578 nm	NNE
Mazatlan *	Tue 1:04 PM	1111 km	690 miles	600 nm	N
San Luis Potosi *	Tue 2:04 PM	1167 km	725 miles	630 nm	NNE
Veracruz *	Tue 2:04 PM	1313 km	816 miles	709 nm	ENE
Guatemala	Tue 1:04 PM	1761 km	1094 miles	951 nm	E