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 Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 17:06:00 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 Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 17:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 50'	North
Longitude:	77° 02'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.64 meters/second, 1539.5 km/hour, 956.6 miles/hour or 831.3 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"	15.94 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.94 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.9"	956.26 mi	west	0° 00' 13.5"	0.26 mi	north	956.25 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 52.5"	3.06 mi	east	0° 05' 13.6"	5.99 mi	north	6.73 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 17:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 29'	South
Longitude:	149° 36'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.99 meters/second, 1551.5 km/hour, 964.1 miles/hour or 837.8 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' 27.5"	16.07 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	16.07 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 32.9"	963.97 mi	west	0° 09' 19.7"	10.69 mi	north	964.39 mi
24 hours	12° 31' 52.2"	835.47 mi	east	4° 02' 10.8"	277.50 mi	north	887.39 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
Camagüey *	Thu 1:06 PM	185 km	115 miles	100 nm	SSW
Holguín *	Thu 1:06 PM	230 km	143 miles	124 nm	SSE
Nassau *	Thu 1:06 PM	247 km	154 miles	134 nm	N
Santiago de Cuba *	Thu 1:06 PM	335 km	208 miles	181 nm	SSE
Freeport *	Thu 1:06 PM	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	NNW
Miami *	Thu 1:06 PM	460 km	286 miles	248 nm	NW
Hialeah *	Thu 1:06 PM	470 km	292 miles	254 nm	NW
Hollywood *	Thu 1:06 PM	474 km	294 miles	256 nm	NW
Fort Lauderdale *	Thu 1:06 PM	482 km	300 miles	260 nm	NW
Montego Bay	Thu 12:06 PM	492 km	306 miles	266 nm	S