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 17:02:00 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 17:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 19'	North
Longitude:	75° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.12 meters/second, 1534.0 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"	952.85 mi	west	0° 00' 06.1"	0.12 mi	north	952.84 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 11.5"	3.38 mi	east	0° 02' 16.4"	2.61 mi	north	4.27 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 17:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 19'	South
Longitude:	102° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 409.38 meters/second, 1473.8 km/hour, 915.8 miles/hour or 795.8 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' 24.5"	15.26 mi	west	0° 00' 01.2"	0.02 mi	north	15.26 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 30.8"	915.47 mi	west	0° 01' 19.6"	1.52 mi	north	915.54 mi
24 hours	13° 56' 03.6"	885.36 mi	east	1° 11' 58.2"	82.55 mi	north	893.09 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
Nassau *	Wed 1:02 PM	257 km	160 miles	139 nm	NW
Holguín *	Wed 1:02 PM	276 km	171 miles	149 nm	SSW
Camagüey *	Wed 1:02 PM	316 km	197 miles	171 nm	SW
Santiago de Cuba *	Wed 1:02 PM	365 km	227 miles	197 nm	S
Freeport *	Wed 1:02 PM	471 km	292 miles	254 nm	NW
Cockburn Town *	Wed 1:02 PM	508 km	316 miles	275 nm	ESE
Gonaïves	Wed 12:02 PM	527 km	328 miles	285 nm	SE
Cap-Haïtien	Wed 12:02 PM	532 km	330 miles	287 nm	SE
Miami *	Wed 1:02 PM	537 km	334 miles	290 nm	WNW
Hollywood *	Wed 1:02 PM	545 km	338 miles	294 nm	NW