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 28, 2012 at 19:32:00 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 28, 2012 at 19:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 28'	North
Longitude:	113° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.26 meters/second, 1617.3 km/hour, 1005.0 miles/hour or 873.3 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"	16.75 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.75 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.2"	1004.86 mi	west	0° 00' 46.5"	0.89 mi	north	1004.83 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 01.0"	2.25 mi	west	0° 18' 31.0"	21.22 mi	north	21.34 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 19:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 29'	North
Longitude:	27° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.57 meters/second, 1557.2 km/hour, 967.6 miles/hour or 840.8 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' 30.6"	16.13 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	south	16.13 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 43.1"	967.46 mi	west	0° 08' 29.9"	9.74 mi	south	967.84 mi
24 hours	11° 41' 13.6"	779.19 mi	east	3° 46' 12.6"	259.20 mi	south	827.34 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
Puerto Vallarta *	Sat 2:32 PM	1146 km	712 miles	619 nm	NE
Mazatlan *	Sat 1:32 PM	1250 km	777 miles	675 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Sat 2:32 PM	1315 km	817 miles	710 nm	ENE
Aguascalientes *	Sat 2:32 PM	1476 km	917 miles	797 nm	NE
Leon *	Sat 2:32 PM	1492 km	927 miles	806 nm	ENE
Acapulco *	Sat 2:32 PM	1523 km	946 miles	822 nm	ENE
San Luis Potosi *	Sat 2:32 PM	1610 km	1001 miles	870 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sat 12:32 PM	1645 km	1022 miles	888 nm	N
Mexico City *	Sat 2:32 PM	1668 km	1036 miles	900 nm	ENE
Veracruz *	Sat 2:32 PM	1962 km	1219 miles	1060 nm	ENE