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 20:46:00 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 20:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 45'	North
Longitude:	132° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.89 meters/second, 1540.4 km/hour, 957.2 miles/hour or 831.7 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"	15.95 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.95 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.9"	956.82 mi	west	0° 00' 14.4"	0.28 mi	north	956.80 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 48.9"	3.00 mi	east	0° 05' 33.9"	6.38 mi	north	7.05 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 20:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 19'	South
Longitude:	83° 15'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.56 meters/second, 1524.8 km/hour, 947.5 miles/hour or 823.3 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' 25.3"	15.79 mi	west	0° 00' 07.4"	0.14 mi	north	15.79 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 29.5"	947.31 mi	west	0° 07' 25.8"	8.52 mi	north	947.69 mi
24 hours	13° 20' 19.6"	876.02 mi	east	3° 25' 04.2"	235.04 mi	north	914.81 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 *	Wed 1:46 PM	1835 km	1140 miles	991 nm	NE
San Diego *	Wed 1:46 PM	1836 km	1141 miles	991 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Wed 1:46 PM	1840 km	1143 miles	994 nm	NE
San Jose (USA) *	Wed 1:46 PM	1888 km	1173 miles	1020 nm	NNE
San Francisco *	Wed 1:46 PM	1902 km	1182 miles	1027 nm	NNE
Oakland *	Wed 1:46 PM	1914 km	1189 miles	1033 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Wed 1:46 PM	1967 km	1222 miles	1062 nm	NE
Sacramento *	Wed 1:46 PM	2023 km	1257 miles	1092 nm	NNE
Las Vegas *	Wed 1:46 PM	2205 km	1370 miles	1191 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Wed 1:46 PM	2223 km	1381 miles	1200 nm	ENE