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 20:16:00 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 20:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 09'	North
Longitude:	125° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.92 meters/second, 1587.3 km/hour, 986.3 miles/hour or 857.1 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"	986.10 mi	west	0° 00' 37.7"	0.72 mi	north	986.07 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 12.0"	0.22 mi	west	0° 14' 56.0"	17.12 mi	north	17.12 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 11, 2012 at 20:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 33'	South
Longitude:	135° 26'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.84 meters/second, 1569.0 km/hour, 975.0 miles/hour or 847.2 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' 29.7"	16.25 mi	west	0° 00' 09.8"	0.19 mi	north	16.25 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 44.2"	974.86 mi	west	0° 09' 51.2"	11.29 mi	north	975.26 mi
24 hours	11° 43' 14.1"	788.28 mi	east	4° 09' 45.3"	286.14 mi	north	844.40 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 *	Fri 1:16 PM	1792 km	1114 miles	968 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Fri 1:16 PM	1804 km	1121 miles	974 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Fri 1:16 PM	1879 km	1167 miles	1015 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Fri 1:16 PM	1886 km	1172 miles	1019 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Fri 1:16 PM	1893 km	1176 miles	1022 nm	NNE
Mazatlan *	Fri 2:16 PM	2033 km	1263 miles	1098 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Fri 1:16 PM	2141 km	1331 miles	1156 nm	NE
San Jose (USA) *	Fri 1:16 PM	2151 km	1337 miles	1161 nm	N
San Francisco *	Fri 1:16 PM	2191 km	1362 miles	1183 nm	N
Las Vegas *	Fri 1:16 PM	2224 km	1382 miles	1201 nm	NNE