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, July 18, 2012 at 21:10:00 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, July 18, 2012 at 21:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 50'	North
Longitude:	136° 12'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.69 meters/second, 1561.3 km/hour, 970.1 miles/hour or 843.0 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° 15' 00.0"	16.17 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	south	16.17 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.4"	969.84 mi	west	0° 00' 27.3"	0.52 mi	south	969.87 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 57.0"	1.03 mi	east	0° 11' 05.9"	12.73 mi	south	12.77 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 21:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 39'	North
Longitude:	140° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.50 meters/second, 1539.0 km/hour, 956.3 miles/hour or 831.0 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' 30.2"	15.94 mi	west	0° 00' 07.0"	0.13 mi	south	15.94 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 09.5"	956.09 mi	west	0° 07' 01.1"	8.04 mi	south	956.43 mi
24 hours	11° 50' 57.1"	781.22 mi	east	3° 12' 39.5"	220.80 mi	south	818.09 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
Honolulu	Wed 11:10 AM	2250 km	1398 miles	1215 nm	W
San Jose *	Wed 2:10 PM	2294 km	1425 miles	1239 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Wed 2:10 PM	2294 km	1426 miles	1239 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Wed 2:10 PM	2299 km	1429 miles	1242 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Wed 2:10 PM	2301 km	1430 miles	1242 nm	NE
Tijuana *	Wed 2:10 PM	2302 km	1430 miles	1243 nm	NE
Sacramento *	Wed 2:10 PM	2422 km	1505 miles	1308 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Wed 2:10 PM	2437 km	1514 miles	1316 nm	NE
Las Vegas *	Wed 2:10 PM	2658 km	1651 miles	1435 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Wed 2:10 PM	2700 km	1678 miles	1458 nm	ENE