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 19:28:00 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 19:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 11'	North
Longitude:	112° 47'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.65 meters/second, 1546.7 km/hour, 961.1 miles/hour or 835.2 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"	960.77 mi	west	0° 00' 19.4"	0.37 mi	north	960.76 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 24.2"	2.57 mi	east	0° 07' 33.5"	8.67 mi	north	9.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 1, 2012 at 19:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 30'	South
Longitude:	28° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.79 meters/second, 1547.2 km/hour, 961.4 miles/hour or 835.4 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' 25.2"	16.02 mi	west	0° 00' 09.8"	0.19 mi	south	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 07.8"	961.18 mi	west	0° 09' 50.4"	11.28 mi	south	960.87 mi
24 hours	14° 19' 47.5"	955.25 mi	east	3° 25' 39.9"	235.74 mi	south	975.64 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
Mazatlan *	Fri 1:28 PM	664 km	413 miles	359 nm	E
Hermosillo	Fri 12:28 PM	784 km	487 miles	423 nm	NNE
Puerto Vallarta *	Fri 2:28 PM	802 km	498 miles	433 nm	E
Chihuahua *	Fri 1:28 PM	982 km	610 miles	530 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Fri 2:28 PM	992 km	617 miles	536 nm	E
Aguascalientes *	Fri 2:28 PM	1083 km	673 miles	585 nm	E
Tucson	Fri 12:28 PM	1126 km	700 miles	608 nm	N
Leon *	Fri 2:28 PM	1153 km	716 miles	622 nm	E
Mexicali *	Fri 12:28 PM	1188 km	738 miles	641 nm	NNW
San Luis Potosi *	Fri 2:28 PM	1218 km	757 miles	658 nm	E