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, May 1, 2012 at 20:24:00 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, May 1, 2012 at 20:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 23'	North
Longitude:	127° 01'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.34 meters/second, 1610.4 km/hour, 1000.7 miles/hour or 869.6 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"	16.68 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.68 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.1"	1000.53 mi	west	0° 00' 44.6"	0.85 mi	north	1000.51 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 37.3"	1.80 mi	west	0° 17' 45.3"	20.35 mi	north	20.43 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 20:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 07'	North
Longitude:	4° 45'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.09 meters/second, 1613.1 km/hour, 1002.4 miles/hour or 871.0 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' 29.9"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 12.8"	0.25 mi	south	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 56.3"	1002.29 mi	west	0° 12' 54.1"	14.78 mi	south	1002.46 mi
24 hours	12° 13' 32.1"	845.13 mi	east	5° 15' 00.3"	360.75 mi	south	919.14 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 *	Tue 1:24 PM	2152 km	1337 miles	1162 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Tue 1:24 PM	2163 km	1344 miles	1168 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Tue 1:24 PM	2239 km	1391 miles	1209 nm	NE
Mexicali *	Tue 1:24 PM	2240 km	1392 miles	1210 nm	NNE
Los Angeles *	Tue 1:24 PM	2247 km	1396 miles	1213 nm	NNE
Mazatlan *	Tue 2:24 PM	2329 km	1447 miles	1257 nm	ENE
San Jose (USA) *	Tue 1:24 PM	2484 km	1543 miles	1341 nm	N
Phoenix	Tue 1:24 PM	2503 km	1555 miles	1352 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Tue 1:24 PM	2520 km	1566 miles	1361 nm	N
Guadalajara *	Tue 3:24 PM	2571 km	1597 miles	1388 nm	ENE