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 23:52:00 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 23:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 46'	North
Longitude:	178° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.85 meters/second, 1540.3 km/hour, 957.1 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' 53.0"	956.73 mi	west	0° 00' 14.3"	0.27 mi	north	956.71 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 49.6"	3.01 mi	east	0° 05' 30.8"	6.32 mi	north	7.00 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 23:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 56'	South
Longitude:	38° 31'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.65 meters/second, 1528.7 km/hour, 949.9 miles/hour or 825.5 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' 25.7"	15.83 mi	west	0° 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	north	15.83 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 48.0"	949.76 mi	west	0° 07' 45.5"	8.90 mi	north	950.15 mi
24 hours	13° 12' 48.5"	869.73 mi	east	3° 31' 41.1"	242.61 mi	north	910.70 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
Midway	Wed 12:52 PM	615 km	382 miles	332 nm	N
Wake Island	Thu 11:52 AM	1584 km	984 miles	855 nm	WSW
Majuro	Thu 11:52 AM	2047 km	1272 miles	1105 nm	SW
Honolulu	Wed 1:52 PM	2142 km	1331 miles	1157 nm	E
Baker Island	Wed 11:52 AM	2507 km	1558 miles	1354 nm	S
Tarawa	Thu 11:52 AM	2532 km	1573 miles	1367 nm	SSW
Yaren	Thu 11:52 AM	3020 km	1877 miles	1631 nm	SSW
Palikir	Thu 10:52 AM	3049 km	1894 miles	1646 nm	WSW
Adak *	Wed 2:52 PM	3234 km	2009 miles	1746 nm	N
Kiritimati	Thu 1:52 PM	3257 km	2024 miles	1759 nm	SE