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, July 10, 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, July 10, 2012 at 19:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 06'	North
Longitude:	110° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.92 meters/second, 1547.7 km/hour, 961.7 miles/hour or 835.7 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	south	16.03 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.0"	961.37 mi	west	0° 00' 19.9"	0.38 mi	south	961.39 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 57.1"	2.09 mi	east	0° 08' 09.2"	9.35 mi	south	9.58 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 19:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 51'	North
Longitude:	152° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.62 meters/second, 1597.0 km/hour, 992.3 miles/hour or 862.3 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' 33.4"	16.54 mi	west	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	north	16.54 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 29.3"	992.26 mi	west	0° 10' 01.2"	11.48 mi	north	992.07 mi
24 hours	10° 40' 00.4"	727.06 mi	east	3° 45' 50.4"	258.74 mi	north	767.33 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
Cabo San Lucas *	Tue 1:26 PM	101 km	63 miles	54 nm	NNE
La Paz *	Tue 1:26 PM	227 km	141 miles	123 nm	N
Mazatlan *	Tue 1:26 PM	428 km	266 miles	231 nm	ENE
Puerto Vallarta *	Tue 2:26 PM	561 km	349 miles	303 nm	ESE
Tepic *	Tue 1:26 PM	574 km	356 miles	310 nm	E
Guadalajara *	Tue 2:26 PM	749 km	465 miles	404 nm	E
Hermosillo	Tue 12:26 PM	774 km	481 miles	418 nm	N
Aguascalientes *	Tue 2:26 PM	837 km	520 miles	452 nm	E
Chihuahua *	Tue 1:26 PM	844 km	525 miles	456 nm	NNE
Leon *	Tue 2:26 PM	907 km	564 miles	490 nm	E