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 Monday, June 4, 2012 at 00:44:00 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 Monday, June 4, 2012 at 00:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 27'	North
Longitude:	168° 18'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.82 meters/second, 1543.7 km/hour, 959.2 miles/hour or 833.6 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' 53.6"	958.90 mi	west	0° 00' 17.1"	0.33 mi	north	958.89 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 35.7"	2.77 mi	east	0° 06' 41.3"	7.67 mi	north	8.16 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, June 4, 2012 at 00:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 21'	South
Longitude:	18° 13'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.90 meters/second, 1490.0 km/hour, 925.9 miles/hour or 804.6 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' 21.8"	15.43 mi	west	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	south	15.43 mi
1 hour	14° 21' 54.0"	925.60 mi	west	0° 02' 35.6"	2.98 mi	south	925.47 mi
24 hours	15° 13' 47.4"	981.28 mi	east	0° 16' 58.7"	19.47 mi	south	980.52 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
Wake Island	Mon 12:44 PM	391 km	243 miles	211 nm	SSW
Midway	Sun 1:44 PM	1575 km	979 miles	850 nm	ENE
Majuro	Mon 12:44 PM	1722 km	1070 miles	930 nm	S
Palikir	Mon 11:44 AM	2035 km	1264 miles	1099 nm	SSW
Tarawa	Mon 12:44 PM	2382 km	1480 miles	1286 nm	SSE
Yaren	Mon 12:44 PM	2548 km	1583 miles	1376 nm	S
Guam (Hagåtña)	Mon 10:44 AM	2681 km	1666 miles	1448 nm	WSW
Baker Island	Sun 12:44 PM	2964 km	1842 miles	1600 nm	SE
Tokyo	Mon 9:44 AM	3132 km	1946 miles	1691 nm	NW
Honolulu	Sun 2:44 PM	3492 km	2170 miles	1886 nm	E