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 31, 2012 at 18:26:00 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 31, 2012 at 18:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 01'	North
Longitude:	95° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.24 meters/second, 1588.5 km/hour, 987.0 miles/hour or 857.7 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"	16.45 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.45 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.2"	986.82 mi	west	0° 00' 37.7"	0.72 mi	south	986.85 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 00.0"	1.10 mi	west	0° 15' 13.7"	17.46 mi	south	17.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 18:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 06'	South
Longitude:	65° 23'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.29 meters/second, 1527.4 km/hour, 949.1 miles/hour or 824.8 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' 25.7"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 07.4"	0.14 mi	north	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 52.7"	948.94 mi	west	0° 07' 25.3"	8.51 mi	north	949.31 mi
24 hours	13° 18' 22.3"	874.98 mi	east	3° 25' 46.8"	235.85 mi	north	913.93 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
Veracruz *	Tue 1:26 PM	165 km	103 miles	89 nm	NW
Oaxaca *	Tue 1:26 PM	195 km	121 miles	105 nm	WSW
Villahermosa *	Tue 1:26 PM	244 km	151 miles	132 nm	E
Tuxtla Gutierrez *	Tue 1:26 PM	261 km	162 miles	141 nm	ESE
Mexico City *	Tue 1:26 PM	444 km	276 miles	240 nm	WNW
Acapulco *	Tue 1:26 PM	521 km	324 miles	281 nm	WSW
Guatemala	Tue 12:26 PM	624 km	388 miles	337 nm	SE
Escuintla	Tue 12:26 PM	625 km	388 miles	338 nm	SE
Merida *	Tue 1:26 PM	669 km	416 miles	361 nm	ENE
Belmopan	Tue 12:26 PM	686 km	426 miles	370 nm	E