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 19:36:00 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 19:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 15'	North
Longitude:	115° 06'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.43 meters/second, 1603.6 km/hour, 996.4 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"	996.25 mi	west	0° 00' 42.6"	0.82 mi	north	996.22 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 13.1"	1.35 mi	west	0° 16' 58.0"	19.45 mi	north	19.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 4, 2012 at 19:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 04'	South
Longitude:	45° 16'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.59 meters/second, 1564.5 km/hour, 972.1 miles/hour or 844.8 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' 25.4"	16.20 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	south	16.20 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 23.2"	971.95 mi	west	0° 11' 20.7"	13.00 mi	south	971.66 mi
24 hours	14° 12' 20.5"	957.30 mi	east	4° 05' 50.6"	281.73 mi	south	989.47 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 *	Fri 2:36 PM	1147 km	713 miles	619 nm	ENE
Mazatlan *	Fri 1:36 PM	1192 km	740 miles	643 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Fri 2:36 PM	1333 km	828 miles	720 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Fri 12:36 PM	1480 km	920 miles	799 nm	NNE
Aguascalientes *	Fri 2:36 PM	1481 km	921 miles	800 nm	ENE
Leon *	Fri 2:36 PM	1513 km	940 miles	817 nm	ENE
Acapulco *	Fri 2:36 PM	1619 km	1006 miles	874 nm	E
San Luis Potosi *	Fri 2:36 PM	1621 km	1007 miles	875 nm	ENE
Mexico City *	Fri 2:36 PM	1727 km	1073 miles	933 nm	ENE
Tijuana *	Fri 12:36 PM	1813 km	1127 miles	979 nm	N