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 17:36:00 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 Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 17:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 00'	North
Longitude:	84° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.11 meters/second, 1537.6 km/hour, 955.4 miles/hour or 830.2 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"	15.92 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.5"	955.06 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	955.05 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 00.2"	3.19 mi	east	0° 04' 24.5"	5.06 mi	north	5.98 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 17:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 53'	South
Longitude:	166° 34'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.07 meters/second, 1605.9 km/hour, 997.8 miles/hour or 867.1 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' 31.6"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 43.9"	997.82 mi	west	0° 11' 30.8"	13.19 mi	north	998.11 mi
24 hours	11° 02' 16.3"	758.08 mi	east	4° 38' 52.2"	319.39 mi	north	825.25 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
Havana *	Sat 1:36 PM	210 km	131 miles	114 nm	E
Key West *	Sat 1:36 PM	321 km	199 miles	173 nm	ENE
Cancún *	Sat 12:36 PM	322 km	200 miles	174 nm	SW
Playa del Carmen *	Sat 12:36 PM	379 km	236 miles	205 nm	SW
Naples *	Sat 1:36 PM	438 km	272 miles	237 nm	NE
Cape Coral *	Sat 1:36 PM	467 km	290 miles	252 nm	NNE
George Town (Cayman)	Sat 12:36 PM	515 km	320 miles	278 nm	SE
Hialeah *	Sat 1:36 PM	526 km	327 miles	284 nm	NE
Miami *	Sat 1:36 PM	527 km	327 miles	284 nm	NE
Hollywood *	Sat 1:36 PM	547 km	340 miles	296 nm	NE