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 16:02:00 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 16:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 19'	North
Longitude:	60° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.13 meters/second, 1534.1 km/hour, 953.2 miles/hour or 828.3 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' 51.9"	952.86 mi	west	0° 00' 06.1"	0.12 mi	north	952.85 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 11.4"	3.38 mi	east	0° 02' 17.4"	2.63 mi	north	4.28 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 16:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 20'	South
Longitude:	116° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 409.30 meters/second, 1473.5 km/hour, 915.6 miles/hour or 795.6 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' 24.5"	15.26 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	15.26 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 28.3"	915.28 mi	west	0° 01' 10.5"	1.35 mi	north	915.35 mi
24 hours	13° 57' 31.3"	886.77 mi	east	1° 08' 33.2"	78.63 mi	north	893.98 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
The Valley	Wed 12:02 PM	617 km	383 miles	333 nm	SSW
Marigot	Wed 12:02 PM	633 km	393 miles	342 nm	SSW
Gustavia	Wed 12:02 PM	642 km	399 miles	346 nm	SSW
Road Town	Wed 12:02 PM	680 km	423 miles	367 nm	SW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Wed 12:02 PM	697 km	433 miles	376 nm	S
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Wed 12:02 PM	699 km	435 miles	378 nm	SSW
Brades	Wed 12:02 PM	742 km	461 miles	401 nm	SSW
San Juan	Wed 12:02 PM	781 km	485 miles	422 nm	SW
Pointe-à-Pitre	Wed 12:02 PM	788 km	490 miles	426 nm	S
Caguas	Wed 12:02 PM	793 km	493 miles	428 nm	SW