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 22:36:00 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 22:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 01'	North
Longitude:	159° 25'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.06 meters/second, 1537.4 km/hour, 955.3 miles/hour or 830.1 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"	954.95 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	north	954.94 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 00.9"	3.20 mi	east	0° 04' 19.6"	4.96 mi	north	5.91 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 22:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 55'	South
Longitude:	93° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.07 meters/second, 1609.5 km/hour, 1000.1 miles/hour or 869.0 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' 32.0"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 03.1"	1000.06 mi	west	0° 11' 35.0"	13.27 mi	north	1000.32 mi
24 hours	10° 56' 00.1"	752.31 mi	east	4° 39' 20.1"	319.91 mi	north	819.65 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
Lihue	Sat 12:36 PM	116 km	72 miles	63 nm	S
Honolulu	Sat 12:36 PM	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	SE
Wailuku	Sat 12:36 PM	383 km	238 miles	207 nm	SE
Hilo	Sat 12:36 PM	581 km	361 miles	314 nm	SE
Midway	Sat 11:36 AM	1890 km	1175 miles	1021 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Sun 12:36 PM	2351 km	1461 miles	1269 nm	S
Baker Island	Sat 10:36 AM	3128 km	1944 miles	1689 nm	SW
Unalaska *	Sat 2:36 PM	3477 km	2161 miles	1878 nm	N
Adak *	Sat 1:36 PM	3526 km	2191 miles	1904 nm	NNW
Wake Island	Sun 10:36 AM	3541 km	2200 miles	1912 nm	W