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 Friday, June 8, 2012 at 05:36:00 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 Friday, June 8, 2012 at 05:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 53'	North
Longitude:	95° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.50 meters/second, 1539.0 km/hour, 956.3 miles/hour or 831.0 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' 52.7"	955.93 mi	west	0° 00' 13.0"	0.25 mi	north	955.92 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 54.7"	3.09 mi	east	0° 05' 01.0"	5.75 mi	north	6.53 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 8, 2012 at 05:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 27'	South
Longitude:	31° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.54 meters/second, 1567.9 km/hour, 974.3 miles/hour or 846.6 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' 28.6"	16.24 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.19 mi	north	16.24 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 46.8"	974.19 mi	west	0° 10' 11.1"	11.67 mi	north	974.60 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 19.6"	812.25 mi	east	4° 18' 00.9"	295.60 mi	north	870.46 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
Mandalay	Fri 12:06 PM	116 km	72 miles	63 nm	SSE
Naypyidaw	Fri 12:06 PM	352 km	219 miles	190 nm	S
Chittagong	Fri 11:36 AM	385 km	239 miles	208 nm	W
Sylhet	Fri 11:36 AM	432 km	269 miles	234 nm	WNW
Comilla	Fri 11:36 AM	448 km	278 miles	242 nm	W
Cherrapunji	Fri 11:06 AM	467 km	290 miles	252 nm	NW
Shillong	Fri 11:06 AM	472 km	294 miles	255 nm	NW
Chandpur	Fri 11:36 AM	498 km	309 miles	269 nm	W
Dhaka	Fri 11:36 AM	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	W
Barisal	Fri 11:36 AM	531 km	330 miles	286 nm	W