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 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 21:42:00 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 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 21:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 55'	North
Longitude:	144° 21'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.47 meters/second, 1549.7 km/hour, 962.9 miles/hour or 836.8 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"	16.05 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.05 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.3"	962.62 mi	west	0° 00' 21.1"	0.41 mi	south	962.64 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 46.4"	1.90 mi	east	0° 08' 39.4"	9.93 mi	south	10.11 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 21:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 21'	South
Longitude:	3° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 409.55 meters/second, 1474.4 km/hour, 916.1 miles/hour or 796.1 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' 25.0"	15.27 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	15.27 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 08.0"	915.83 mi	west	0° 00' 46.7"	0.89 mi	north	915.88 mi
24 hours	13° 45' 38.6"	874.06 mi	east	0° 58' 07.4"	66.67 mi	north	879.73 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
Honolulu	Tue 11:42 AM	1399 km	869 miles	755 nm	W
Kiritimati	Wed 11:42 AM	2626 km	1632 miles	1418 nm	SW
San Francisco *	Tue 2:42 PM	2739 km	1702 miles	1479 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Tue 2:42 PM	2886 km	1793 miles	1558 nm	ENE
Las Vegas *	Tue 2:42 PM	3232 km	2008 miles	1745 nm	NE
Midway	Tue 10:42 AM	3392 km	2108 miles	1832 nm	WNW
Phoenix	Tue 2:42 PM	3414 km	2121 miles	1843 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Tue 2:42 PM	3437 km	2136 miles	1856 nm	ENE
Seattle *	Tue 2:42 PM	3465 km	2153 miles	1871 nm	NNE
Vancouver *	Tue 2:42 PM	3567 km	2217 miles	1926 nm	NNE