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, July 26, 2012 at 18:46:00 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, July 26, 2012 at 18:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 13'	North
Longitude:	100° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.16 meters/second, 1577.4 km/hour, 980.1 miles/hour or 851.7 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° 15' 00.0"	16.34 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.34 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.4"	979.90 mi	west	0° 00' 33.9"	0.65 mi	south	979.93 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 13.7"	0.25 mi	west	0° 13' 43.2"	15.73 mi	south	15.73 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 18:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 37'	South
Longitude:	10° 10'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.12 meters/second, 1541.2 km/hour, 957.7 miles/hour or 832.2 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' 26.6"	15.96 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	south	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 33.9"	957.45 mi	west	0° 08' 30.6"	9.76 mi	south	957.15 mi
24 hours	13° 40' 37.9"	906.72 mi	east	2° 54' 15.0"	199.75 mi	south	921.38 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
Mexico City *	Thu 1:46 PM	108 km	67 miles	59 nm	ENE
Morelia *	Thu 1:46 PM	123 km	76 miles	66 nm	WNW
Puebla *	Thu 1:46 PM	208 km	129 miles	113 nm	E
Acapulco *	Thu 1:46 PM	262 km	163 miles	142 nm	S
Leon *	Thu 1:46 PM	271 km	168 miles	146 nm	NW
San Luis Potosi *	Thu 1:46 PM	337 km	209 miles	182 nm	NNW
Aguascalientes *	Thu 1:46 PM	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	NW
Guadalajara *	Thu 1:46 PM	373 km	232 miles	201 nm	WNW
Colima *	Thu 1:46 PM	377 km	234 miles	204 nm	W
Veracruz *	Thu 1:46 PM	418 km	260 miles	226 nm	E