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 19:58:00 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 19:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 33'	North
Longitude:	120° 10'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.54 meters/second, 1542.7 km/hour, 958.6 miles/hour or 833.0 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' 00.2"	0.01 mi	north	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.4"	958.28 mi	west	0° 00' 16.4"	0.31 mi	north	958.26 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 39.8"	2.84 mi	east	0° 06' 22.5"	7.31 mi	north	7.84 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, June 4, 2012 at 19:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 42'	South
Longitude:	65° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.95 meters/second, 1486.6 km/hour, 923.7 miles/hour or 802.7 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"	15.40 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	15.40 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 01.1"	923.49 mi	west	0° 00' 33.8"	0.65 mi	north	923.52 mi
24 hours	14° 59' 12.5"	963.30 mi	east	0° 57' 13.4"	65.62 mi	north	968.66 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
Tijuana *	Mon 12:58 PM	1149 km	714 miles	621 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Mon 12:58 PM	1165 km	724 miles	629 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Mon 12:58 PM	1170 km	727 miles	632 nm	NE
Mexicali *	Mon 12:58 PM	1211 km	752 miles	654 nm	NNE
Long Beach *	Mon 12:58 PM	1261 km	783 miles	681 nm	N
Los Angeles *	Mon 12:58 PM	1289 km	801 miles	696 nm	N
Tucson	Mon 12:58 PM	1404 km	872 miles	758 nm	NE
Mazatlan *	Mon 1:58 PM	1411 km	877 miles	762 nm	E
Phoenix	Mon 12:58 PM	1445 km	898 miles	780 nm	NNE
Las Vegas *	Mon 12:58 PM	1582 km	983 miles	854 nm	NNE