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 19:54:00 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 19:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 26'	North
Longitude:	119° 12'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.89 meters/second, 1544.0 km/hour, 959.4 miles/hour or 833.7 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' 00.2"	0.01 mi	north	15.99 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.6"	959.07 mi	west	0° 00' 17.4"	0.33 mi	north	959.05 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 34.8"	2.75 mi	east	0° 06' 46.2"	7.76 mi	north	8.24 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 19:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 06'	South
Longitude:	51° 13'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.65 meters/second, 1492.7 km/hour, 927.5 miles/hour or 806.0 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' 21.10"	15.46 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	south	15.46 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 00.1"	927.26 mi	west	0° 03' 22.6"	3.87 mi	south	927.09 mi
24 hours	15° 14' 21.7"	983.54 mi	east	0° 35' 59.0"	41.27 mi	south	982.40 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
Hermosillo	Sun 12:54 PM	1105 km	687 miles	597 nm	NE
Tijuana *	Sun 12:54 PM	1140 km	708 miles	615 nm	N
San Diego *	Sun 12:54 PM	1157 km	719 miles	625 nm	N
Mexicali *	Sun 12:54 PM	1190 km	739 miles	643 nm	NNE
Long Beach *	Sun 12:54 PM	1262 km	784 miles	681 nm	N
Los Angeles *	Sun 12:54 PM	1291 km	802 miles	697 nm	N
Mazatlan *	Sun 1:54 PM	1315 km	817 miles	710 nm	E
Tucson	Sun 12:54 PM	1355 km	842 miles	732 nm	NE
Phoenix	Sun 12:54 PM	1407 km	874 miles	760 nm	NNE
Las Vegas *	Sun 12:54 PM	1568 km	975 miles	847 nm	NNE