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 23:06:00 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 23:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 01'	North
Longitude:	166° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.05 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"	954.94 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	north	954.93 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 01.0"	3.20 mi	east	0° 04' 19.1"	4.95 mi	north	5.90 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 23:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 49'	South
Longitude:	86° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.17 meters/second, 1609.8 km/hour, 1000.3 miles/hour or 869.2 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' 32.0"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 04.9"	1000.27 mi	west	0° 11' 35.3"	13.27 mi	north	1000.53 mi
24 hours	10° 55' 24.6"	751.76 mi	east	4° 39' 21.2"	319.93 mi	north	819.10 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 1:06 PM	954 km	593 miles	515 nm	E
Midway	Sat 12:06 PM	1196 km	743 miles	646 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Sun 1:06 PM	2559 km	1590 miles	1382 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Sat 11:06 AM	2729 km	1696 miles	1474 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Sun 11:06 AM	2773 km	1723 miles	1497 nm	W
Majuro	Sun 11:06 AM	2927 km	1819 miles	1581 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Sun 11:06 AM	3228 km	2006 miles	1743 nm	SW
Adak *	Sat 2:06 PM	3309 km	2056 miles	1787 nm	NNW
Unalaska *	Sat 3:06 PM	3422 km	2127 miles	1848 nm	N
Fakaofo	Sun 12:06 PM	3613 km	2245 miles	1951 nm	S