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 20:04:00 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 20:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 12'	North
Longitude:	121° 46'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 451.71 meters/second, 1626.2 km/hour, 1010.4 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"	1010.36 mi	west	0° 00' 48.8"	0.93 mi	north	1010.34 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 30.3"	2.81 mi	west	0° 19' 26.4"	22.27 mi	north	22.45 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 20:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 40'	North
Longitude:	82° 33'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.12 meters/second, 1501.6 km/hour, 933.1 miles/hour or 810.8 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' 30.4"	15.55 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	15.55 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 28.2"	932.80 mi	west	0° 00' 55.8"	1.07 mi	north	932.75 mi
24 hours	11° 52' 00.8"	763.09 mi	east	0° 06' 09.1"	7.06 mi	south	763.39 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 *	Tue 2:04 PM	1964 km	1220 miles	1060 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Tue 1:04 PM	2082 km	1294 miles	1124 nm	NNE
Guadalajara *	Tue 3:04 PM	2127 km	1322 miles	1148 nm	ENE
Tijuana *	Tue 1:04 PM	2195 km	1364 miles	1185 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Tue 1:04 PM	2212 km	1375 miles	1194 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Tue 1:04 PM	2247 km	1396 miles	1213 nm	NNE
Aguascalientes *	Tue 3:04 PM	2275 km	1414 miles	1229 nm	ENE
Los Angeles *	Tue 1:04 PM	2337 km	1452 miles	1262 nm	N
Acapulco *	Tue 3:04 PM	2382 km	1480 miles	1286 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Tue 1:04 PM	2449 km	1522 miles	1322 nm	NNE