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 20:16:00 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 20:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 05'	North
Longitude:	124° 23'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.85 meters/second, 1536.7 km/hour, 954.8 miles/hour or 829.7 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' 52.4"	954.48 mi	west	0° 00' 10.3"	0.20 mi	north	954.47 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 04.0"	3.25 mi	east	0° 03' 57.4"	4.54 mi	north	5.59 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 20:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 43'	South
Longitude:	138° 48'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.82 meters/second, 1619.4 km/hour, 1006.2 miles/hour or 874.4 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' 33.1"	16.77 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.77 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 08.6"	1006.22 mi	west	0° 11' 38.0"	13.32 mi	north	1006.36 mi
24 hours	10° 35' 40.4"	732.56 mi	east	4° 35' 51.3"	315.91 mi	north	797.86 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
Tijuana *	Sun 1:16 PM	1273 km	791 miles	687 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Sun 1:16 PM	1282 km	796 miles	692 nm	NNE
Long Beach *	Sun 1:16 PM	1333 km	828 miles	720 nm	NNE
Los Angeles *	Sun 1:16 PM	1354 km	841 miles	731 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Sun 1:16 PM	1375 km	854 miles	742 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sun 1:16 PM	1495 km	929 miles	807 nm	ENE
San Jose (USA) *	Sun 1:16 PM	1598 km	993 miles	863 nm	N
San Francisco *	Sun 1:16 PM	1638 km	1018 miles	885 nm	N
Oakland *	Sun 1:16 PM	1643 km	1021 miles	887 nm	N
Phoenix	Sun 1:16 PM	1664 km	1034 miles	898 nm	NE