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 20:06:00 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 20:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 01'	North
Longitude:	121° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.08 meters/second, 1537.5 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"	955.00 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	954.99 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 00.5"	3.20 mi	east	0° 04' 22.0"	5.01 mi	north	5.94 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 20:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 24'	South
Longitude:	130° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.59 meters/second, 1607.7 km/hour, 999.0 miles/hour or 868.1 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' 31.8"	16.65 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.65 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 53.8"	998.98 mi	west	0° 11' 33.1"	13.23 mi	north	999.25 mi
24 hours	10° 59' 03.8"	755.14 mi	east	4° 39' 10.0"	319.72 mi	north	822.42 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
Tijuana *	Sat 1:06 PM	1160 km	721 miles	627 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Sat 1:06 PM	1173 km	729 miles	634 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Sat 1:06 PM	1242 km	772 miles	671 nm	NNE
Long Beach *	Sat 1:06 PM	1250 km	776 miles	675 nm	NNE
Los Angeles *	Sat 1:06 PM	1275 km	792 miles	688 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Sat 1:06 PM	1285 km	798 miles	694 nm	NE
Phoenix	Sat 1:06 PM	1506 km	936 miles	813 nm	NE
San Jose (USA) *	Sat 1:06 PM	1588 km	987 miles	857 nm	N
Mazatlan *	Sat 2:06 PM	1588 km	987 miles	857 nm	E
Las Vegas *	Sat 1:06 PM	1595 km	991 miles	861 nm	NNE