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 31, 2012 at 18:44:00 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 Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 18:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 03'	North
Longitude:	101° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.07 meters/second, 1548.2 km/hour, 962.0 miles/hour or 836.0 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"	16.03 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	north	16.03 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.3"	961.71 mi	west	0° 00' 20.4"	0.39 mi	north	961.69 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 18.5"	2.47 mi	east	0° 07' 57.4"	9.13 mi	north	9.45 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 18:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 00'	South
Longitude:	25° 13'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.86 meters/second, 1579.9 km/hour, 981.7 miles/hour or 853.1 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' 27.2"	16.36 mi	west	0° 00' 11.7"	0.22 mi	south	16.36 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 16.6"	981.54 mi	west	0° 11' 44.2"	13.45 mi	south	981.30 mi
24 hours	13° 29' 04.2"	915.67 mi	east	4° 22' 37.5"	300.92 mi	south	956.53 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
Aguascalientes *	Thu 1:44 PM	54 km	33 miles	29 nm	WSW
San Luis Potosi *	Thu 1:44 PM	88 km	55 miles	48 nm	E
Leon *	Thu 1:44 PM	99 km	61 miles	53 nm	S
Fresnillo *	Thu 1:44 PM	164 km	102 miles	89 nm	NW
Guadalajara *	Thu 1:44 PM	220 km	137 miles	119 nm	SW
Tepic *	Thu 12:44 PM	323 km	201 miles	174 nm	W
Colima *	Thu 1:44 PM	368 km	229 miles	199 nm	SSW
Puerto Vallarta *	Thu 1:44 PM	388 km	241 miles	209 nm	WSW
Mexico City *	Thu 1:44 PM	404 km	251 miles	218 nm	SE
Monterrey *	Thu 1:44 PM	429 km	266 miles	231 nm	NNE