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 24, 2012 at 19:04:00 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 24, 2012 at 19:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 57'	North
Longitude:	107° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.33 meters/second, 1560.0 km/hour, 969.3 miles/hour or 842.3 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"	16.16 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.16 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.1"	969.05 mi	west	0° 00' 26.9"	0.51 mi	north	969.03 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 34.2"	1.69 mi	east	0° 10' 34.9"	12.13 mi	north	12.25 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 19:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 02'	North
Longitude:	62° 09'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.29 meters/second, 1527.4 km/hour, 949.1 miles/hour or 824.8 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' 30.4"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 05.6"	0.11 mi	south	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 32.5"	948.89 mi	west	0° 05' 43.5"	6.56 mi	south	949.19 mi
24 hours	11° 42' 01.0"	765.28 mi	east	2° 42' 36.6"	186.40 mi	south	793.40 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
Puerto Vallarta *	Thu 2:04 PM	192 km	119 miles	104 nm	E
Tepic *	Thu 1:04 PM	232 km	144 miles	125 nm	ENE
Mazatlan *	Thu 1:04 PM	260 km	162 miles	140 nm	NNE
Guadalajara *	Thu 2:04 PM	386 km	240 miles	208 nm	E
Colima *	Thu 2:04 PM	395 km	246 miles	213 nm	ESE
Fresnillo *	Thu 2:04 PM	497 km	309 miles	268 nm	ENE
Aguascalientes *	Thu 2:04 PM	502 km	312 miles	271 nm	ENE
Leon *	Thu 2:04 PM	556 km	346 miles	300 nm	E
San Luis Potosi *	Thu 2:04 PM	643 km	399 miles	347 nm	ENE
Mexico City *	Thu 2:04 PM	844 km	524 miles	456 nm	E