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 Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 21:36:00 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 Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 21:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 40'	North
Longitude:	144° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.19 meters/second, 1541.5 km/hour, 957.8 miles/hour or 832.3 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"	15.96 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.00 mi	north	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.2"	957.49 mi	west	0° 00' 15.4"	0.29 mi	north	957.47 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 44.6"	2.92 mi	east	0° 05' 57.0"	6.82 mi	north	7.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 21:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 38'	South
Longitude:	56° 59'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.60 meters/second, 1499.8 km/hour, 931.9 miles/hour or 809.8 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' 23.4"	15.53 mi	west	0° 00' 04.3"	0.08 mi	north	15.53 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 24.4"	931.69 mi	west	0° 04' 30.8"	5.18 mi	north	931.94 mi
24 hours	14° 14' 22.0"	921.94 mi	east	2° 24' 33.1"	165.73 mi	north	943.60 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
Honolulu	Tue 11:36 AM	1375 km	855 miles	743 nm	W
Kiritimati	Wed 11:36 AM	2680 km	1665 miles	1447 nm	SSW
San Francisco *	Tue 2:36 PM	2701 km	1678 miles	1459 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Tue 2:36 PM	2864 km	1780 miles	1546 nm	ENE
Las Vegas *	Tue 2:36 PM	3207 km	1993 miles	1732 nm	NE
Midway	Tue 10:36 AM	3342 km	2076 miles	1804 nm	WNW
Phoenix	Tue 2:36 PM	3398 km	2111 miles	1835 nm	ENE
Seattle *	Tue 2:36 PM	3407 km	2117 miles	1839 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Tue 2:36 PM	3434 km	2134 miles	1854 nm	ENE
Vancouver *	Tue 2:36 PM	3506 km	2179 miles	1893 nm	NNE