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 Friday, June 25, 2010 at 15:10:00 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 Friday, June 25, 2010 at 15:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 23'	North
Longitude:	47° 06'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.91 meters/second, 1533.3 km/hour, 952.7 miles/hour or 827.9 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"	15.88 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	south	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.0"	952.38 mi	west	0° 00' 04.2"	0.08 mi	south	952.38 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 08.3"	3.32 mi	east	0° 01' 55.0"	2.20 mi	south	3.99 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 25, 2010 at 15:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	24° 55'	South
Longitude:	122° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 405.68 meters/second, 1460.5 km/hour, 907.5 miles/hour or 788.6 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' 27.5"	15.13 mi	west	0° 00' 01.3"	0.03 mi	north	15.13 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 30.8"	907.14 mi	west	0° 01' 25.5"	1.63 mi	north	907.23 mi
24 hours	12° 46' 51.2"	801.97 mi	east	1° 10' 10.1"	80.50 mi	north	809.71 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
Saint John's (Antigua)	Fri 11:10 AM	1688 km	1049 miles	911 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Fri 11:10 AM	1736 km	1079 miles	937 nm	WSW
Bridgetown	Fri 11:10 AM	1743 km	1083 miles	941 nm	SW
Roseau	Fri 11:10 AM	1745 km	1084 miles	942 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Fri 11:10 AM	1760 km	1094 miles	950 nm	WSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Fri 11:10 AM	1762 km	1095 miles	951 nm	WSW
Castries	Fri 11:10 AM	1791 km	1113 miles	967 nm	WSW
Kingstown	Fri 11:10 AM	1871 km	1163 miles	1010 nm	SW
Saint George's	Fri 11:10 AM	1991 km	1237 miles	1075 nm	SW
Hamilton *	Fri 12:10 PM	1998 km	1242 miles	1079 nm	WNW