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 13:34:00 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 13:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 44'	North
Longitude:	24° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.98 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"	957.02 mi	west	0° 00' 14.6"	0.28 mi	north	957.01 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 47.6"	2.97 mi	east	0° 05' 41.1"	6.52 mi	north	7.17 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 13:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 10'	South
Longitude:	172° 57'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.14 meters/second, 1516.1 km/hour, 942.1 miles/hour or 818.6 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' 24.6"	15.70 mi	west	0° 00' 06.4"	0.13 mi	north	15.70 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 47.5"	941.88 mi	west	0° 06' 36.4"	7.57 mi	north	942.22 mi
24 hours	13° 37' 42.3"	890.62 mi	east	3° 08' 20.8"	215.90 mi	north	924.18 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
Mindelo	Wed 12:34 PM	653 km	406 miles	353 nm	S
Nouadhibou	Wed 1:34 PM	755 km	469 miles	407 nm	ESE
Dakhla *	Wed 2:34 PM	841 km	522 miles	454 nm	E
Praia	Wed 12:34 PM	866 km	538 miles	468 nm	S
Nouakchott	Wed 1:34 PM	989 km	615 miles	534 nm	ESE
Dakar	Wed 1:34 PM	1134 km	705 miles	612 nm	SE
El Aaiún *	Wed 2:34 PM	1203 km	747 miles	649 nm	ENE
Banjul	Wed 1:34 PM	1298 km	806 miles	701 nm	SE
Bissau	Wed 1:34 PM	1503 km	934 miles	812 nm	SE
Ponta Delgada (Azores) *	Wed 1:34 PM	1671 km	1039 miles	902 nm	N