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 11, 2012 at 18:38:00 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 11, 2012 at 18:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 08'	North
Longitude:	100° 41'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.96 meters/second, 1587.5 km/hour, 986.4 miles/hour or 857.2 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"	16.44 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.44 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.6"	986.20 mi	west	0° 00' 37.8"	0.72 mi	north	986.17 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 12.6"	0.23 mi	west	0° 14' 57.2"	17.14 mi	north	17.14 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 11, 2012 at 18:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 49'	South
Longitude:	159° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.28 meters/second, 1567.0 km/hour, 973.7 miles/hour or 846.1 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' 29.5"	16.23 mi	west	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	north	16.23 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 35.3"	973.60 mi	west	0° 09' 45.4"	11.18 mi	north	974.00 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 25.2"	790.95 mi	east	4° 07' 59.6"	284.12 mi	north	846.36 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
Acapulco *	Fri 1:38 PM	162 km	101 miles	88 nm	SSE
Morelia *	Fri 1:38 PM	182 km	113 miles	98 nm	NNW
Mexico City *	Fri 1:38 PM	218 km	135 miles	118 nm	NE
Colima *	Fri 1:38 PM	343 km	213 miles	185 nm	WNW
Leon *	Fri 1:38 PM	353 km	219 miles	191 nm	NNW
Guadalajara *	Fri 1:38 PM	397 km	246 miles	214 nm	NW
Oaxaca *	Fri 1:38 PM	437 km	271 miles	236 nm	ESE
Aguascalientes *	Fri 1:38 PM	445 km	277 miles	241 nm	NNW
San Luis Potosi *	Fri 1:38 PM	447 km	278 miles	241 nm	N
Veracruz *	Fri 1:38 PM	491 km	305 miles	265 nm	ENE