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 Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 18:58:00 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 Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 18:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 49'	North
Longitude:	105° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.16 meters/second, 1599.0 km/hour, 993.6 miles/hour or 863.4 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"	16.56 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.56 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.5"	993.38 mi	west	0° 00' 41.3"	0.79 mi	north	993.35 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 56.3"	1.04 mi	west	0° 16' 25.2"	18.82 mi	north	18.85 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 18:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 02'	South
Longitude:	83° 25'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.71 meters/second, 1503.8 km/hour, 934.4 miles/hour or 812.0 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' 22.3"	15.57 mi	west	0° 00' 05.6"	0.11 mi	south	15.57 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 18.6"	934.13 mi	west	0° 05' 36.7"	6.43 mi	south	933.87 mi
24 hours	15° 09' 50.7"	985.58 mi	east	1° 30' 54.7"	104.24 mi	south	986.23 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
Colima *	Sun 1:58 PM	337 km	209 miles	182 nm	NE
Puerto Vallarta *	Sun 1:58 PM	423 km	263 miles	228 nm	N
Guadalajara *	Sun 1:58 PM	490 km	305 miles	265 nm	NNE
Tepic *	Sun 12:58 PM	525 km	327 miles	284 nm	N
Acapulco *	Sun 1:58 PM	607 km	377 miles	328 nm	E
Leon *	Sun 1:58 PM	636 km	395 miles	343 nm	NE
Aguascalientes *	Sun 1:58 PM	659 km	409 miles	356 nm	NNE
Mazatlan *	Sun 12:58 PM	714 km	444 miles	386 nm	N
Mexico City *	Sun 1:58 PM	746 km	464 miles	403 nm	ENE
San Luis Potosi *	Sun 1:58 PM	767 km	477 miles	414 nm	NE