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 Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 19:46:00 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 Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 19:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 33'	North
Longitude:	117° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.23 meters/second, 1574.0 km/hour, 978.1 miles/hour or 849.9 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"	16.30 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.5"	977.82 mi	west	0° 00' 32.9"	0.63 mi	north	977.79 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 40.0"	0.73 mi	east	0° 13' 00.9"	14.92 mi	north	14.94 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 19:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 13'	North
Longitude:	152° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.12 meters/second, 1584.4 km/hour, 984.5 miles/hour or 855.5 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' 33.5"	16.41 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	16.41 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 35.6"	984.40 mi	west	0° 09' 11.2"	10.52 mi	north	984.17 mi
24 hours	10° 42' 10.8"	723.68 mi	east	3° 24' 39.9"	234.52 mi	north	755.89 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 *	Thu 1:46 PM	1235 km	767 miles	667 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Thu 12:46 PM	1254 km	779 miles	677 nm	NNE
Puerto Vallarta *	Thu 2:46 PM	1306 km	811 miles	705 nm	E
Tijuana *	Thu 12:46 PM	1440 km	895 miles	777 nm	N
San Diego *	Thu 12:46 PM	1459 km	907 miles	788 nm	N
Mexicali *	Thu 12:46 PM	1467 km	911 miles	792 nm	N
Guadalajara *	Thu 2:46 PM	1502 km	933 miles	811 nm	E
Los Angeles *	Thu 12:46 PM	1607 km	999 miles	868 nm	N
Aguascalientes *	Thu 2:46 PM	1621 km	1007 miles	875 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Thu 12:46 PM	1637 km	1017 miles	884 nm	NNE