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 15:34:00 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 15:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 10'	North
Longitude:	54° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.71 meters/second, 1547.0 km/hour, 961.2 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' 00.3"	0.01 mi	north	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.0"	960.92 mi	west	0° 00' 19.5"	0.37 mi	north	960.90 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 23.3"	2.55 mi	east	0° 07' 37.2"	8.74 mi	north	9.11 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 1, 2012 at 15:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 51'	South
Longitude:	84° 23'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.29 meters/second, 1552.6 km/hour, 964.8 miles/hour or 838.4 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' 25.4"	16.08 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	south	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 28.3"	964.54 mi	west	0° 10' 12.5"	11.70 mi	south	964.23 mi
24 hours	14° 12' 08.4"	949.69 mi	east	3° 36' 15.6"	247.87 mi	south	973.21 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 11:34 AM	969 km	602 miles	523 nm	SW
Pointe-à-Pitre	Fri 11:34 AM	1005 km	624 miles	543 nm	SW
Gustavia	Fri 11:34 AM	1012 km	629 miles	546 nm	WSW
The Valley	Fri 11:34 AM	1016 km	631 miles	548 nm	WSW
Brades	Fri 11:34 AM	1023 km	635 miles	552 nm	SW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Fri 11:34 AM	1034 km	642 miles	558 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Fri 11:34 AM	1038 km	645 miles	561 nm	SW
Roseau	Fri 11:34 AM	1066 km	662 miles	575 nm	SW
Fort-de-France	Fri 11:34 AM	1101 km	684 miles	595 nm	SW
Castries	Fri 11:34 AM	1146 km	712 miles	619 nm	SW