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 21:16:00 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 21:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 01'	North
Longitude:	139° 25'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.07 meters/second, 1537.5 km/hour, 955.3 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"	954.98 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	954.97 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 00.7"	3.20 mi	east	0° 04' 20.8"	4.99 mi	north	5.93 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 21:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 10'	South
Longitude:	113° 17'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.82 meters/second, 1608.6 km/hour, 999.5 miles/hour or 868.5 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"	16.66 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.66 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 58.1"	999.49 mi	west	0° 11' 34.0"	13.25 mi	north	999.76 mi
24 hours	10° 57' 37.0"	753.80 mi	east	4° 39' 15.7"	319.83 mi	north	821.12 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
Honolulu	Sat 11:16 AM	1909 km	1186 miles	1031 nm	W
San Francisco *	Sat 2:16 PM	2303 km	1431 miles	1244 nm	NE
San Jose *	Sat 2:16 PM	2310 km	1436 miles	1248 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sat 2:16 PM	2398 km	1490 miles	1295 nm	NE
Sacramento *	Sat 2:16 PM	2425 km	1507 miles	1310 nm	NE
San Diego *	Sat 2:16 PM	2436 km	1514 miles	1315 nm	ENE
Tijuana *	Sat 2:16 PM	2440 km	1516 miles	1318 nm	ENE
Mexicali *	Sat 2:16 PM	2583 km	1605 miles	1395 nm	ENE
Las Vegas *	Sat 2:16 PM	2752 km	1710 miles	1486 nm	NE
Phoenix	Sat 2:16 PM	2911 km	1809 miles	1572 nm	ENE