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 22:22:00 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 22:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 56'	North
Longitude:	155° 58'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.31 meters/second, 1538.3 km/hour, 955.9 miles/hour or 830.6 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"	15.93 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.93 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.6"	955.51 mi	west	0° 00' 12.2"	0.24 mi	north	955.50 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 57.3"	3.14 mi	east	0° 04' 44.0"	5.43 mi	north	6.27 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 8, 2012 at 22:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 30'	South
Longitude:	85° 46'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.08 meters/second, 1587.9 km/hour, 986.7 miles/hour or 857.4 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' 30.2"	16.44 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.45 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 17.4"	986.62 mi	west	0° 10' 59.8"	12.60 mi	north	986.99 mi
24 hours	11° 31' 52.4"	784.38 mi	east	4° 31' 52.5"	311.42 mi	north	848.50 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
Napili-Honokowai	Fri 12:22 PM	229 km	143 miles	124 nm	SSW
Wailuku	Fri 12:22 PM	234 km	145 miles	126 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Fri 12:22 PM	265 km	165 miles	143 nm	SW
Hilo	Fri 12:22 PM	370 km	230 miles	200 nm	SSE
Midway	Fri 11:22 AM	2225 km	1382 miles	1201 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Sat 12:22 PM	2336 km	1452 miles	1261 nm	S
Baker Island	Fri 10:22 AM	3355 km	2085 miles	1812 nm	SW
Unalaska *	Fri 2:22 PM	3549 km	2205 miles	1916 nm	NNW
San Francisco *	Fri 3:22 PM	3592 km	2232 miles	1939 nm	NE
Adak *	Fri 1:22 PM	3667 km	2279 miles	1980 nm	NNW