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 20:48:00 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 20:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 33'	North
Longitude:	133° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.75 meters/second, 1601.1 km/hour, 994.9 miles/hour or 864.5 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' 02.7"	994.72 mi	west	0° 00' 42.0"	0.80 mi	north	994.69 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 04.1"	1.18 mi	west	0° 16' 40.7"	19.12 mi	north	19.15 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 20:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 20'	South
Longitude:	42° 12'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.96 meters/second, 1529.8 km/hour, 950.6 miles/hour or 826.1 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' 23.4"	15.84 mi	west	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	south	15.84 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 28.5"	950.36 mi	west	0° 08' 43.4"	10.00 mi	south	950.03 mi
24 hours	14° 52' 22.5"	982.15 mi	east	2° 51' 44.9"	196.90 mi	south	993.76 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 *	Sat 1:48 PM	2401 km	1492 miles	1296 nm	NE
San Diego *	Sat 1:48 PM	2406 km	1495 miles	1299 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sat 1:48 PM	2443 km	1518 miles	1319 nm	NE
Mexicali *	Sat 1:48 PM	2517 km	1564 miles	1359 nm	NE
San Jose (USA) *	Sat 1:48 PM	2554 km	1587 miles	1379 nm	NNE
San Francisco *	Sat 1:48 PM	2574 km	1599 miles	1390 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Sat 1:48 PM	2655 km	1650 miles	1434 nm	NE
Honolulu	Sat 10:48 AM	2656 km	1650 miles	1434 nm	WNW
Las Vegas *	Sat 1:48 PM	2804 km	1742 miles	1514 nm	NE
Phoenix	Sat 1:48 PM	2820 km	1752 miles	1523 nm	NE