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 Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 19:26:00 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 Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 19:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 35'	North
Longitude:	112° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.39 meters/second, 1563.8 km/hour, 971.7 miles/hour or 844.4 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° 14' 59.9"	16.20 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.20 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.7"	971.42 mi	west	0° 00' 28.7"	0.55 mi	north	971.40 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 19.8"	1.44 mi	east	0° 11' 17.7"	12.95 mi	north	13.03 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 19:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 39'	North
Longitude:	91° 16'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.01 meters/second, 1501.2 km/hour, 932.8 miles/hour or 810.6 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' 30.2"	15.55 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	15.55 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 10.4"	932.55 mi	west	0° 00' 54.4"	1.04 mi	south	932.60 mi
24 hours	11° 55' 54.2"	767.31 mi	east	0° 50' 27.7"	57.87 mi	south	771.68 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 *	Tue 1:26 PM	702 km	436 miles	379 nm	ENE
Puerto Vallarta *	Tue 2:26 PM	767 km	477 miles	414 nm	E
Hermosillo	Tue 12:26 PM	954 km	593 miles	515 nm	N
Guadalajara *	Tue 2:26 PM	963 km	599 miles	520 nm	E
Aguascalientes *	Tue 2:26 PM	1078 km	670 miles	582 nm	E
Chihuahua *	Tue 1:26 PM	1109 km	689 miles	599 nm	NE
Leon *	Tue 2:26 PM	1135 km	705 miles	613 nm	E
San Luis Potosi *	Tue 2:26 PM	1217 km	756 miles	657 nm	E
Tucson	Tue 12:26 PM	1300 km	808 miles	702 nm	N
Mexicali *	Tue 12:26 PM	1366 km	849 miles	738 nm	NNW