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 Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 05:38:00 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 Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 05:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 02'	North
Longitude:	95° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.99 meters/second, 1537.2 km/hour, 955.1 miles/hour or 830.0 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"	954.79 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	954.78 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 01.9"	3.22 mi	east	0° 04' 12.3"	4.83 mi	north	5.80 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 05:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 33'	South
Longitude:	8° 20'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.25 meters/second, 1613.7 km/hour, 1002.7 miles/hour or 871.3 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' 32.4"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 27.5"	1002.71 mi	west	0° 11' 38.6"	13.34 mi	north	1002.93 mi
24 hours	10° 48' 11.5"	744.97 mi	east	4° 39' 08.9"	319.69 mi	north	812.12 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
Mandalay	Sun 12:08 PM	155 km	96 miles	84 nm	SE
Imphal	Sun 11:08 AM	229 km	142 miles	123 nm	NNW
Chittagong	Sun 11:38 AM	347 km	216 miles	188 nm	WSW
Naypyidaw	Sun 12:08 PM	379 km	236 miles	205 nm	SSE
Sylhet	Sun 11:38 AM	388 km	241 miles	210 nm	WNW
Comilla	Sun 11:38 AM	405 km	251 miles	218 nm	W
Cherrapunji	Sun 11:08 AM	423 km	263 miles	228 nm	NW
Shillong	Sun 11:08 AM	429 km	267 miles	232 nm	NW
Chandpur	Sun 11:38 AM	456 km	283 miles	246 nm	W
Dhaka	Sun 11:38 AM	485 km	301 miles	262 nm	W