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

Total Eclipse in progress – white lines on map

• The map shows the Jun 15, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse in progress.
• The white lines on the map shows areas where a partial eclipse is visible.
• At the moment, the Total phase of the eclipse is not visible to anyone on earth.

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 18:12:00 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 18:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 19'	North
Longitude:	93° 09'	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"	952.83 mi	west	0° 00' 06.0"	0.12 mi	north	952.83 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 11.6"	3.38 mi	east	0° 02' 15.2"	2.58 mi	north	4.26 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 18:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 17'	South
Longitude:	85° 40'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 409.49 meters/second, 1474.1 km/hour, 916.0 miles/hour or 796.0 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"	15.27 mi	west	0° 00' 01.3"	0.03 mi	north	15.27 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 34.0"	915.70 mi	west	0° 01' 30.2"	1.73 mi	north	915.79 mi
24 hours	13° 54' 18.9"	883.68 mi	east	1° 15' 55.9"	87.09 mi	north	892.06 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
Merida *	Wed 1:12 PM	447 km	278 miles	242 nm	SE
Matamoros *	Wed 1:12 PM	523 km	325 miles	282 nm	WNW
Veracruz *	Wed 1:12 PM	554 km	344 miles	299 nm	SW
Cancún *	Wed 1:12 PM	692 km	430 miles	374 nm	ESE
Tuxtla Gutierrez *	Wed 1:12 PM	726 km	451 miles	392 nm	S
Chetumal *	Wed 1:12 PM	734 km	456 miles	396 nm	SE
Houston *	Wed 1:12 PM	747 km	464 miles	403 nm	NNW
Orange Walk Town	Wed 12:12 PM	751 km	467 miles	406 nm	SE
Mexico City *	Wed 1:12 PM	755 km	469 miles	408 nm	SW
Monterrey *	Wed 1:12 PM	773 km	480 miles	417 nm	WNW