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 Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 13:08:00 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 Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 13:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 43'	North
Longitude:	17° 35'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.99 meters/second, 1540.7 km/hour, 957.4 miles/hour or 831.9 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' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.1"	957.03 mi	west	0° 00' 14.6"	0.28 mi	north	957.02 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 47.6"	2.97 mi	east	0° 05' 41.5"	6.53 mi	north	7.17 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 13:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 12'	South
Longitude:	166° 42'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.00 meters/second, 1515.6 km/hour, 941.7 miles/hour or 818.4 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' 24.6"	15.70 mi	west	0° 00' 06.4"	0.12 mi	north	15.70 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 45.0"	941.57 mi	west	0° 06' 33.2"	7.51 mi	north	941.91 mi
24 hours	13° 38' 44.6"	891.50 mi	east	3° 07' 16.7"	214.67 mi	north	924.73 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
Nouadhibou	Wed 1:08 PM	205 km	128 miles	111 nm	SSE
Nouakchott	Wed 1:08 PM	540 km	336 miles	292 nm	SSE
Las Palmas *	Wed 2:08 PM	636 km	395 miles	344 nm	NNE
Santa Cruz *	Wed 2:08 PM	650 km	404 miles	351 nm	NNE
El Aaiún *	Wed 2:08 PM	660 km	410 miles	357 nm	NE
Rosso	Wed 1:08 PM	712 km	443 miles	385 nm	SSE
Thiès	Wed 1:08 PM	880 km	547 miles	475 nm	S
Touba	Wed 1:08 PM	888 km	552 miles	480 nm	SSE
Dakar	Wed 1:08 PM	891 km	554 miles	481 nm	S
Mindelo	Wed 12:08 PM	1009 km	627 miles	545 nm	SW