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 Friday, June 1, 2012 at 15:06:00 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 Friday, June 1, 2012 at 15:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 10'	North
Longitude:	47° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.72 meters/second, 1547.0 km/hour, 961.3 miles/hour or 835.3 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"	16.02 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.01 mi	north	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.1"	960.94 mi	west	0° 00' 19.5"	0.37 mi	north	960.92 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 23.2"	2.55 mi	east	0° 07' 37.8"	8.75 mi	north	9.11 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 1, 2012 at 15:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 46'	South
Longitude:	91° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.47 meters/second, 1553.3 km/hour, 965.2 miles/hour or 838.7 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' 25.6"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 10.3"	0.20 mi	south	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 30.9"	964.94 mi	west	0° 10' 14.9"	11.75 mi	south	964.63 mi
24 hours	14° 11' 12.4"	949.00 mi	east	3° 37' 29.3"	249.28 mi	south	972.90 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
Saint John's (Antigua)	Fri 11:06 AM	1625 km	1010 miles	877 nm	WSW
Bridgetown	Fri 11:06 AM	1647 km	1023 miles	889 nm	SW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Fri 11:06 AM	1664 km	1034 miles	899 nm	WSW
Roseau	Fri 11:06 AM	1667 km	1036 miles	900 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Fri 11:06 AM	1678 km	1042 miles	906 nm	WSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Fri 11:06 AM	1703 km	1058 miles	919 nm	WSW
Castries	Fri 11:06 AM	1705 km	1059 miles	921 nm	WSW
Kingstown	Fri 11:06 AM	1781 km	1107 miles	962 nm	WSW
Saint George's	Fri 11:06 AM	1898 km	1179 miles	1025 nm	SW
Port of Spain	Fri 11:06 AM	1979 km	1230 miles	1069 nm	SW