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 17:44:00 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 17:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 32'	North
Longitude:	86° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.57 meters/second, 1542.9 km/hour, 958.7 miles/hour or 833.1 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"	15.98 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	north	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.4"	958.35 mi	west	0° 00' 16.5"	0.32 mi	north	958.33 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 39.2"	2.83 mi	east	0° 06' 24.6"	7.35 mi	north	7.88 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, June 4, 2012 at 17:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 43'	South
Longitude:	97° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.89 meters/second, 1486.4 km/hour, 923.6 miles/hour or 802.6 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' 21.9"	15.39 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	north	15.39 mi
1 hour	14° 21' 57.7"	923.36 mi	west	0° 00' 11.8"	0.23 mi	north	923.37 mi
24 hours	15° 01' 51.8"	966.07 mi	east	0° 48' 51.1"	56.02 mi	north	970.38 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
Cancún *	Mon 12:44 PM	153 km	95 miles	83 nm	S
Playa del Carmen *	Mon 12:44 PM	215 km	134 miles	116 nm	SSW
Cozumel *	Mon 12:44 PM	227 km	141 miles	123 nm	S
Merida *	Mon 12:44 PM	351 km	218 miles	190 nm	WSW
Havana *	Mon 1:44 PM	444 km	276 miles	240 nm	E
Chetumal *	Mon 12:44 PM	479 km	297 miles	258 nm	SSW
Orange Walk Town	Mon 11:44 AM	532 km	330 miles	287 nm	SSW
Key West *	Mon 1:44 PM	547 km	340 miles	295 nm	ENE
Belize City	Mon 11:44 AM	580 km	360 miles	313 nm	SSW
Belmopan	Mon 11:44 AM	625 km	389 miles	338 nm	SSW