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 Monday, April 30, 2012 at 19:22:00 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 Monday, April 30, 2012 at 19:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 05'	North
Longitude:	111° 29'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.00 meters/second, 1612.8 km/hour, 1002.2 miles/hour or 870.8 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"	16.70 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.70 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.6"	1002.03 mi	west	0° 00' 45.3"	0.87 mi	north	1002.00 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 45.5"	1.96 mi	west	0° 18' 01.3"	20.65 mi	north	20.75 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 30, 2012 at 19:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 18'	North
Longitude:	1° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.11 meters/second, 1602.4 km/hour, 995.7 miles/hour or 865.2 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"	16.59 mi	west	0° 00' 11.7"	0.23 mi	south	16.60 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 36.3"	995.62 mi	west	0° 11' 51.7"	13.59 mi	south	995.93 mi
24 hours	11° 51' 46.3"	813.99 mi	east	4° 57' 25.0"	340.63 mi	south	885.59 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 *	Mon 2:22 PM	902 km	561 miles	487 nm	NE
Mazatlan *	Mon 1:22 PM	1047 km	651 miles	565 nm	NNE
Guadalajara *	Mon 2:22 PM	1061 km	659 miles	573 nm	NE
Aguascalientes *	Mon 2:22 PM	1226 km	762 miles	662 nm	NE
Leon *	Mon 2:22 PM	1235 km	768 miles	667 nm	NE
Acapulco *	Mon 2:22 PM	1253 km	778 miles	676 nm	E
San Luis Potosi *	Mon 2:22 PM	1357 km	843 miles	733 nm	NE
Mexico City *	Mon 2:22 PM	1399 km	869 miles	755 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Mon 12:22 PM	1550 km	963 miles	837 nm	N
Veracruz *	Mon 2:22 PM	1692 km	1051 miles	914 nm	ENE