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 Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 13:28:00 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 Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 13:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 24'	North
Longitude:	22° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.99 meters/second, 1544.4 km/hour, 959.6 miles/hour or 833.9 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"	15.99 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	north	15.99 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.7"	959.28 mi	west	0° 00' 17.6"	0.34 mi	north	959.27 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 33.4"	2.73 mi	east	0° 06' 52.4"	7.88 mi	north	8.34 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 13:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 41'	South
Longitude:	143° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.92 meters/second, 1497.3 km/hour, 930.4 miles/hour or 808.5 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' 22.1"	15.51 mi	west	0° 00' 04.5"	0.09 mi	south	15.51 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 13.0"	930.12 mi	west	0° 04' 23.6"	5.04 mi	south	929.91 mi
24 hours	15° 13' 10.1"	985.04 mi	east	1° 01' 09.0"	70.12 mi	south	984.18 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
Nouadhibou	Sun 1:28 PM	609 km	379 miles	329 nm	ESE
Santa Maria	Sun 12:28 PM	643 km	399 miles	347 nm	S
Mindelo	Sun 12:28 PM	655 km	407 miles	354 nm	SSW
Praia	Sun 12:28 PM	833 km	517 miles	450 nm	S
Nouakchott	Sun 1:28 PM	851 km	529 miles	459 nm	ESE
Las Palmas *	Sun 2:28 PM	968 km	602 miles	523 nm	NE
Rosso	Sun 1:28 PM	975 km	606 miles	526 nm	SE
Dakar	Sun 1:28 PM	1021 km	634 miles	551 nm	SE
El Aaiún *	Sun 2:28 PM	1096 km	681 miles	592 nm	ENE
Banjul	Sun 1:28 PM	1185 km	736 miles	640 nm	SE