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, June 15, 2011 at 13:12:00 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, June 15, 2011 at 13:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 18'	North
Longitude:	18° 10'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.14 meters/second, 1534.1 km/hour, 953.3 miles/hour or 828.4 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"	15.89 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	north	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.0"	952.90 mi	west	0° 00' 06.2"	0.12 mi	north	952.89 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 11.3"	3.38 mi	east	0° 02' 20.2"	2.68 mi	north	4.31 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 13:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 22'	South
Longitude:	157° 42'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 409.12 meters/second, 1472.8 km/hour, 915.2 miles/hour or 795.3 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' 24.3"	15.25 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	15.25 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 21.5"	914.88 mi	west	0° 00' 44.6"	0.86 mi	north	914.92 mi
24 hours	14° 01' 28.1"	890.67 mi	east	0° 58' 45.9"	67.40 mi	north	896.44 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
Nouadhibou	Wed 1:12 PM	286 km	178 miles	155 nm	SSE
Las Palmas *	Wed 2:12 PM	600 km	373 miles	324 nm	NNE
Santa Cruz *	Wed 2:12 PM	603 km	374 miles	325 nm	NNE
Nouakchott	Wed 1:12 PM	621 km	386 miles	335 nm	SSE
El Aaiún *	Wed 2:12 PM	657 km	408 miles	355 nm	NE
Rosso	Wed 1:12 PM	792 km	492 miles	427 nm	SSE
Thiès	Wed 1:12 PM	951 km	591 miles	513 nm	S
Dakar	Wed 1:12 PM	959 km	596 miles	518 nm	S
Touba	Wed 1:12 PM	965 km	599 miles	521 nm	SSE
Mindelo	Wed 12:12 PM	1007 km	626 miles	544 nm	SW