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, May 4, 2012 at 18:24:00 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 Friday, May 4, 2012 at 18:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 14'	North
Longitude:	97° 06'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.46 meters/second, 1603.7 km/hour, 996.5 miles/hour or 865.9 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"	16.61 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.61 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.2"	996.32 mi	west	0° 00' 42.7"	0.82 mi	north	996.29 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 13.5"	1.36 mi	west	0° 16' 58.7"	19.46 mi	north	19.51 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 4, 2012 at 18:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 50'	South
Longitude:	62° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.03 meters/second, 1566.1 km/hour, 973.1 miles/hour or 845.6 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' 25.4"	16.22 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	16.22 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 28.9"	972.95 mi	west	0° 11' 26.5"	13.11 mi	south	972.66 mi
24 hours	14° 10' 07.9"	955.69 mi	east	4° 08' 45.2"	285.07 mi	south	988.93 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 1:24 PM	99 km	62 miles	54 nm	NNE
Acapulco *	Fri 1:24 PM	310 km	193 miles	168 nm	WNW
Veracruz *	Fri 1:24 PM	340 km	211 miles	184 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Fri 1:24 PM	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	NNW
Tuxtla Gutierrez *	Fri 1:24 PM	428 km	266 miles	231 nm	E
Escuintla	Fri 12:24 PM	711 km	442 miles	384 nm	ESE
Guatemala	Fri 12:24 PM	727 km	451 miles	392 nm	ESE
Leon *	Fri 1:24 PM	730 km	454 miles	394 nm	NW
San Luis Potosi *	Fri 1:24 PM	771 km	479 miles	416 nm	NNW
Guadalajara *	Fri 1:24 PM	822 km	511 miles	444 nm	NW