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 19:54:00 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 19:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 49'	North
Longitude:	119° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.13 meters/second, 1598.9 km/hour, 993.5 miles/hour or 863.3 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"	993.33 mi	west	0° 00' 41.3"	0.79 mi	north	993.30 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 56.0"	1.03 mi	west	0° 16' 24.5"	18.81 mi	north	18.84 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 19:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 07'	South
Longitude:	70° 00'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.46 meters/second, 1502.9 km/hour, 933.8 miles/hour or 811.5 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"	15.56 mi	west	0° 00' 05.5"	0.11 mi	south	15.57 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 16.8"	933.57 mi	west	0° 05' 28.1"	6.27 mi	south	933.32 mi
24 hours	15° 10' 05.0"	985.29 mi	east	1° 27' 19.1"	100.12 mi	south	985.70 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
Mazatlan *	Sun 1:54 PM	1552 km	965 miles	838 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Sun 12:54 PM	1620 km	1007 miles	875 nm	NNE
Tijuana *	Sun 12:54 PM	1760 km	1094 miles	951 nm	N
Guadalajara *	Sun 2:54 PM	1768 km	1099 miles	955 nm	ENE
San Diego *	Sun 12:54 PM	1779 km	1105 miles	960 nm	N
Mexicali *	Sun 12:54 PM	1802 km	1120 miles	973 nm	NNE
Aguascalientes *	Sun 2:54 PM	1903 km	1183 miles	1028 nm	ENE
Los Angeles *	Sun 12:54 PM	1914 km	1189 miles	1033 nm	N
Leon *	Sun 2:54 PM	1947 km	1210 miles	1051 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Sun 12:54 PM	1992 km	1238 miles	1076 nm	NNE