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 20, 2012 at 19:16:00 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 Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 19:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 11'	North
Longitude:	110° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.50 meters/second, 1567.8 km/hour, 974.2 miles/hour or 846.6 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"	16.24 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.24 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.4"	973.93 mi	west	0° 00' 30.3"	0.58 mi	north	973.90 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 04.3"	1.16 mi	east	0° 12' 00.0"	13.76 mi	north	13.81 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 19:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 22'	North
Longitude:	112° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.07 meters/second, 1515.9 km/hour, 941.9 miles/hour or 818.5 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' 31.1"	15.70 mi	west	0° 00' 04.0"	0.08 mi	north	15.70 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 06.6"	941.64 mi	west	0° 03' 55.2"	4.50 mi	north	941.45 mi
24 hours	11° 41' 07.5"	757.98 mi	east	1° 07' 39.9"	77.59 mi	north	759.14 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 1:16 PM	510 km	317 miles	276 nm	NE
Puerto Vallarta *	Sun 2:16 PM	513 km	319 miles	277 nm	E
Tepic *	Sun 1:16 PM	564 km	351 miles	305 nm	ENE
Colima *	Sun 2:16 PM	680 km	422 miles	367 nm	E
Guadalajara *	Sun 2:16 PM	710 km	441 miles	383 nm	E
Aguascalientes *	Sun 2:16 PM	835 km	519 miles	451 nm	ENE
Leon *	Sun 2:16 PM	885 km	550 miles	478 nm	E
San Luis Potosi *	Sun 2:16 PM	975 km	606 miles	527 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Sun 12:16 PM	988 km	614 miles	533 nm	N
Chihuahua *	Sun 1:16 PM	1022 km	635 miles	552 nm	NNE