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 20:22:00 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 20:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 29'	North
Longitude:	126° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.24 meters/second, 1617.3 km/hour, 1004.9 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"	1004.81 mi	west	0° 00' 46.5"	0.89 mi	north	1004.78 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 00.7"	2.25 mi	west	0° 18' 30.4"	21.21 mi	north	21.33 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 20:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 22'	North
Longitude:	39° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.82 meters/second, 1558.1 km/hour, 968.2 miles/hour or 841.3 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"	16.14 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	south	16.14 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 43.4"	968.02 mi	west	0° 08' 34.2"	9.82 mi	south	968.40 mi
24 hours	11° 41' 08.9"	779.55 mi	east	3° 47' 46.3"	260.99 mi	south	828.23 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
Tijuana *	Sat 1:22 PM	2216 km	1377 miles	1197 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Sat 1:22 PM	2228 km	1385 miles	1203 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Sat 1:22 PM	2268 km	1409 miles	1225 nm	NE
Mexicali *	Sat 1:22 PM	2299 km	1429 miles	1241 nm	NNE
Mazatlan *	Sat 2:22 PM	2316 km	1439 miles	1251 nm	ENE
Los Angeles *	Sat 1:22 PM	2319 km	1441 miles	1252 nm	NNE
Guadalajara *	Sat 3:22 PM	2541 km	1579 miles	1372 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Sat 1:22 PM	2553 km	1586 miles	1378 nm	NNE
San Jose (USA) *	Sat 1:22 PM	2572 km	1598 miles	1389 nm	N
San Francisco *	Sat 1:22 PM	2610 km	1622 miles	1410 nm	N