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 Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 18:34:00 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 Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 18:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 18'	North
Longitude:	99° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.28 meters/second, 1545.4 km/hour, 960.3 miles/hour or 834.5 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"	16.01 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	north	16.01 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.9"	959.94 mi	west	0° 00' 18.4"	0.35 mi	north	959.92 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 29.4"	2.66 mi	east	0° 07' 10.9"	8.24 mi	north	8.66 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 18:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 50'	South
Longitude:	55° 25'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.28 meters/second, 1516.6 km/hour, 942.4 miles/hour or 818.9 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' 23.2"	15.71 mi	west	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	south	15.71 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 16.3"	942.12 mi	west	0° 07' 09.1"	8.20 mi	south	941.82 mi
24 hours	14° 57' 35.5"	979.55 mi	east	2° 11' 54.1"	151.23 mi	south	984.57 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
San Luis Potosi *	Sat 1:34 PM	179 km	111 miles	97 nm	W
Leon *	Sat 1:34 PM	283 km	176 miles	153 nm	WSW
Aguascalientes *	Sat 1:34 PM	319 km	198 miles	172 nm	W
Mexico City *	Sat 1:34 PM	319 km	198 miles	172 nm	S
Fresnillo *	Sat 1:34 PM	384 km	239 miles	207 nm	WNW
Monterrey *	Sat 1:34 PM	388 km	241 miles	210 nm	NNW
Matamoros *	Sat 1:34 PM	432 km	268 miles	233 nm	NNE
Guadalajara *	Sat 1:34 PM	462 km	287 miles	250 nm	WSW
Veracruz *	Sat 1:34 PM	472 km	293 miles	255 nm	SE
Colima *	Sat 1:34 PM	576 km	358 miles	311 nm	SW