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 19:34:00 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 19:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 19'	North
Longitude:	114° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.26 meters/second, 1545.3 km/hour, 960.2 miles/hour or 834.4 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"	959.90 mi	west	0° 00' 18.4"	0.35 mi	north	959.89 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 29.7"	2.66 mi	east	0° 07' 10.0"	8.22 mi	north	8.64 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 19:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 57'	South
Longitude:	41° 01'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.95 meters/second, 1515.4 km/hour, 941.6 miles/hour or 818.3 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"	15.69 mi	west	0° 00' 07.1"	0.14 mi	south	15.70 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 12.1"	941.37 mi	west	0° 07' 01.0"	8.04 mi	south	941.08 mi
24 hours	14° 58' 49.4"	980.20 mi	east	2° 08' 20.6"	147.15 mi	south	984.73 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
Mazatlan *	Sat 1:34 PM	810 km	503 miles	437 nm	E
Hermosillo	Sat 12:34 PM	817 km	508 miles	441 nm	NNE
Puerto Vallarta *	Sat 2:34 PM	953 km	592 miles	514 nm	E
Chihuahua *	Sat 1:34 PM	1078 km	670 miles	582 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Sat 2:34 PM	1143 km	710 miles	617 nm	E
Tucson	Sat 12:34 PM	1144 km	711 miles	618 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Sat 12:34 PM	1151 km	715 miles	621 nm	N
Tijuana *	Sat 12:34 PM	1165 km	724 miles	629 nm	NNW
San Diego *	Sat 12:34 PM	1188 km	738 miles	641 nm	NNW
Aguascalientes *	Sat 2:34 PM	1234 km	767 miles	666 nm	E