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 23:42:00 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 23:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 01'	North
Longitude:	175° 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"	954.92 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	north	954.91 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 01.1"	3.21 mi	east	0° 04' 18.3"	4.94 mi	north	5.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 23:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 42'	South
Longitude:	77° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.28 meters/second, 1610.2 km/hour, 1000.5 miles/hour or 869.4 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"	16.68 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.68 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 07.1"	1000.52 mi	west	0° 11' 35.8"	13.28 mi	north	1000.77 mi
24 hours	10° 54' 42.2"	751.10 mi	east	4° 39' 22.2"	319.95 mi	north	818.44 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
Midway	Sat 12:42 PM	593 km	369 miles	320 nm	NNW
Wake Island	Sun 11:42 AM	1856 km	1153 miles	1002 nm	W
Honolulu	Sat 1:42 PM	1871 km	1163 miles	1010 nm	E
Majuro	Sun 11:42 AM	2233 km	1388 miles	1206 nm	SW
Baker Island	Sat 11:42 AM	2526 km	1570 miles	1364 nm	S
Tarawa	Sun 11:42 AM	2674 km	1661 miles	1444 nm	SSW
Kiritimati	Sun 1:42 PM	3083 km	1916 miles	1665 nm	SE
Yaren	Sun 11:42 AM	3201 km	1989 miles	1729 nm	SW
Adak *	Sat 2:42 PM	3202 km	1990 miles	1729 nm	N
Palikir	Sun 10:42 AM	3298 km	2049 miles	1781 nm	WSW