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 Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 05:06:00 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 Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 05:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 58'	North
Longitude:	103° 03'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.24 meters/second, 1538.1 km/hour, 955.7 miles/hour or 830.5 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' 52.5"	955.35 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	north	955.34 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 58.3"	3.16 mi	east	0° 04' 37.3"	5.30 mi	north	6.17 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 05:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 15'	South
Longitude:	11° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.02 meters/second, 1594.9 km/hour, 991.0 miles/hour or 861.2 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' 30.7"	16.52 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	north	16.52 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 50.0"	990.98 mi	west	0° 11' 13.5"	12.86 mi	north	991.32 mi
24 hours	11° 20' 32.1"	774.45 mi	east	4° 35' 19.2"	315.35 mi	north	840.08 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
Kunming	Sat 1:06 PM	236 km	147 miles	127 nm	N
Luang Prabang	Sat 12:06 PM	353 km	219 miles	191 nm	SSW
Hanoi	Sat 12:06 PM	360 km	224 miles	194 nm	SE
Hai Phong	Sat 12:06 PM	442 km	275 miles	239 nm	ESE
Nanning	Sat 1:06 PM	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	E
Guiyang	Sat 1:06 PM	543 km	338 miles	293 nm	NE
Vientiane	Sat 12:06 PM	555 km	345 miles	300 nm	S
Udon Thani	Sat 12:06 PM	616 km	383 miles	333 nm	S
Chiang Mai	Sat 12:06 PM	626 km	389 miles	338 nm	SW
Khon Kaen	Sat 12:06 PM	723 km	450 miles	391 nm	S