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 Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 19:44:00 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 Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 19:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 55'	North
Longitude:	116° 52'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.47 meters/second, 1549.7 km/hour, 962.9 miles/hour or 836.8 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"	16.05 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.05 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.5"	962.61 mi	west	0° 00' 21.2"	0.41 mi	north	962.60 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 13.0"	2.37 mi	east	0° 08' 19.6"	9.55 mi	north	9.84 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 19:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 18'	South
Longitude:	1° 58'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.24 meters/second, 1602.9 km/hour, 996.0 miles/hour or 865.5 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' 29.0"	16.60 mi	west	0° 00' 12.5"	0.24 mi	south	16.60 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 01.2"	995.86 mi	west	0° 12' 36.7"	14.45 mi	south	995.76 mi
24 hours	12° 43' 41.6"	875.17 mi	east	4° 53' 44.1"	336.47 mi	south	932.77 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
Hermosillo	Wed 12:44 PM	989 km	614 miles	534 nm	NE
Mazatlan *	Wed 1:44 PM	1083 km	673 miles	585 nm	E
Tijuana *	Wed 12:44 PM	1177 km	731 miles	635 nm	N
Mexicali *	Wed 12:44 PM	1196 km	743 miles	646 nm	N
San Diego *	Wed 12:44 PM	1197 km	744 miles	646 nm	N
Puerto Vallarta *	Wed 2:44 PM	1215 km	755 miles	656 nm	E
Tucson	Wed 12:44 PM	1282 km	796 miles	692 nm	NNE
Chihuahua *	Wed 1:44 PM	1315 km	817 miles	710 nm	NE
Long Beach *	Wed 12:44 PM	1321 km	821 miles	713 nm	N
Los Angeles *	Wed 12:44 PM	1352 km	840 miles	730 nm	N