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 09:16:00 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 Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 09:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 03'	North
Longitude:	40° 36'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.95 meters/second, 1537.0 km/hour, 955.1 miles/hour or 829.9 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"	954.71 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	north	954.70 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 02.4"	3.23 mi	east	0° 04' 08.6"	4.75 mi	north	5.75 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 09:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 51'	South
Longitude:	61° 10'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.75 meters/second, 1615.5 km/hour, 1003.8 miles/hour or 872.3 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' 32.5"	16.73 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	north	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 38.8"	1003.83 mi	west	0° 11' 39.4"	13.35 mi	north	1004.03 mi
24 hours	10° 44' 36.9"	741.52 mi	east	4° 38' 41.1"	319.16 mi	north	808.40 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
Medina	Sun 12:16 PM	187 km	116 miles	101 nm	NNW
Makkah	Sun 12:16 PM	197 km	122 miles	106 nm	SSW
Jeddah	Sun 12:16 PM	227 km	141 miles	122 nm	SW
Port Sudan	Sun 12:16 PM	518 km	322 miles	280 nm	SW
Riyadh	Sun 12:16 PM	649 km	403 miles	351 nm	ENE
Hurghada	Sun 11:16 AM	828 km	514 miles	447 nm	NW
Keren	Sun 12:16 PM	836 km	520 miles	451 nm	SSW
Asmara	Sun 12:16 PM	872 km	542 miles	471 nm	SSW
Sana	Sun 12:16 PM	933 km	580 miles	504 nm	SSE
Al Hudaydah	Sun 12:16 PM	946 km	588 miles	511 nm	SSE