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 27, 2012 at 18:18:00 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 27, 2012 at 18:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 08'	North
Longitude:	95° 23'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.92 meters/second, 1619.7 km/hour, 1006.4 miles/hour or 874.6 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"	16.78 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.78 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.4"	1006.34 mi	west	0° 00' 47.1"	0.90 mi	north	1006.31 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 08.9"	2.40 mi	west	0° 18' 46.1"	21.51 mi	north	21.64 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 27, 2012 at 18:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 35'	North
Longitude:	21° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.40 meters/second, 1531.4 km/hour, 951.6 miles/hour or 826.9 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"	15.86 mi	west	0° 00' 06.1"	0.12 mi	south	15.86 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 28.0"	951.37 mi	west	0° 06' 13.3"	7.13 mi	south	951.68 mi
24 hours	11° 45' 53.5"	771.57 mi	east	2° 54' 49.9"	200.39 mi	south	803.19 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
Oaxaca *	Fri 1:18 PM	354 km	220 miles	191 nm	NNW
Tuxtla Gutierrez *	Fri 1:18 PM	379 km	235 miles	204 nm	NE
Escuintla	Fri 12:18 PM	497 km	309 miles	268 nm	E
Guatemala	Fri 12:18 PM	526 km	327 miles	284 nm	E
Veracruz *	Fri 1:18 PM	565 km	351 miles	305 nm	N
Acapulco *	Fri 1:18 PM	573 km	356 miles	309 nm	WNW
Santa Ana	Fri 12:18 PM	630 km	392 miles	340 nm	E
San Salvador	Fri 12:18 PM	671 km	417 miles	362 nm	E
Mexico City *	Fri 1:18 PM	708 km	440 miles	382 nm	NNW
San Miguel	Fri 12:18 PM	783 km	487 miles	423 nm	E