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 25, 2012 at 20:54:00 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 25, 2012 at 20:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 08'	North
Longitude:	134° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.78 meters/second, 1558.0 km/hour, 968.1 miles/hour or 841.3 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"	16.14 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.14 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.9"	967.82 mi	west	0° 00' 25.9"	0.50 mi	north	967.79 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 41.7"	1.83 mi	east	0° 10' 11.2"	11.68 mi	north	11.82 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, May 25, 2012 at 20:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 05'	North
Longitude:	77° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.46 meters/second, 1553.3 km/hour, 965.2 miles/hour or 838.7 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' 30.9"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 08.0"	0.15 mi	south	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 00.8"	964.99 mi	west	0° 08' 01.3"	9.19 mi	south	965.36 mi
24 hours	11° 31' 13.4"	765.86 mi	east	3° 34' 03.1"	245.29 mi	south	810.21 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 1:54 PM	2145 km	1333 miles	1158 nm	NE
San Diego *	Fri 1:54 PM	2145 km	1333 miles	1158 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Fri 1:54 PM	2145 km	1333 miles	1158 nm	NE
San Jose *	Fri 1:54 PM	2171 km	1349 miles	1172 nm	NNE
San Francisco *	Fri 1:54 PM	2180 km	1355 miles	1177 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Fri 1:54 PM	2277 km	1415 miles	1230 nm	NE
Sacramento *	Fri 1:54 PM	2302 km	1430 miles	1243 nm	NNE
Honolulu	Fri 10:54 AM	2421 km	1504 miles	1307 nm	W
Las Vegas *	Fri 1:54 PM	2510 km	1559 miles	1355 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Fri 1:54 PM	2527 km	1570 miles	1364 nm	ENE