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, May 5, 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 Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 19:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 32'	North
Longitude:	115° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.79 meters/second, 1601.2 km/hour, 995.0 miles/hour or 864.6 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' 00.0"	16.58 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.58 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.8"	994.80 mi	west	0° 00' 42.0"	0.80 mi	north	994.77 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 04.7"	1.19 mi	west	0° 16' 41.5"	19.13 mi	north	19.17 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 19:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 10'	South
Longitude:	59° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.41 meters/second, 1531.5 km/hour, 951.6 miles/hour or 826.9 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' 23.6"	15.86 mi	west	0° 00' 08.8"	0.17 mi	south	15.86 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 33.4"	951.36 mi	west	0° 08' 52.3"	10.17 mi	south	951.03 mi
24 hours	14° 50' 51.7"	981.42 mi	east	2° 55' 47.0"	201.52 mi	south	993.87 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 *	Sat 2:36 PM	1136 km	706 miles	613 nm	ENE
Mazatlan *	Sat 1:36 PM	1173 km	729 miles	633 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Sat 2:36 PM	1323 km	822 miles	714 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Sat 12:36 PM	1451 km	902 miles	783 nm	NNE
Aguascalientes *	Sat 2:36 PM	1470 km	913 miles	794 nm	ENE
Leon *	Sat 2:36 PM	1503 km	934 miles	812 nm	ENE
San Luis Potosi *	Sat 2:36 PM	1609 km	1000 miles	869 nm	ENE
Acapulco *	Sat 2:36 PM	1619 km	1006 miles	874 nm	E
Mexico City *	Sat 2:36 PM	1722 km	1070 miles	930 nm	ENE
Tijuana *	Sat 12:36 PM	1782 km	1107 miles	962 nm	N