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 Monday, June 11, 2012 at 08:28:00 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 Monday, June 11, 2012 at 08:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 07'	North
Longitude:	52° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.74 meters/second, 1536.3 km/hour, 954.6 miles/hour or 829.5 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"	15.91 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.3"	954.24 mi	west	0° 00' 09.8"	0.19 mi	north	954.23 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 05.5"	3.28 mi	east	0° 03' 45.0"	4.30 mi	north	5.41 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, June 11, 2012 at 08:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 39'	North
Longitude:	38° 47'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.21 meters/second, 1620.7 km/hour, 1007.1 miles/hour or 875.1 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' 33.4"	16.78 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 33.4"	1007.08 mi	west	0° 11' 30.0"	13.17 mi	north	1007.15 mi
24 hours	10° 28' 59.5"	725.14 mi	east	4° 30' 23.4"	309.66 mi	north	787.51 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
Abu Dhabi	Mon 12:28 PM	230 km	143 miles	124 nm	NE
Doha	Mon 11:28 AM	265 km	165 miles	143 nm	NNW
Al Khor	Mon 11:28 AM	307 km	191 miles	166 nm	NNW
Al-Jamiliyah	Mon 11:28 AM	320 km	199 miles	173 nm	NNW
Dubai	Mon 12:28 PM	359 km	223 miles	194 nm	NE
Sharjah	Mon 12:28 PM	375 km	233 miles	203 nm	NE
Riffa	Mon 11:28 AM	395 km	246 miles	213 nm	NNW
Manama	Mon 11:28 AM	399 km	248 miles	216 nm	NNW
Dammam	Mon 11:28 AM	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	NW
Qatif	Mon 11:28 AM	466 km	290 miles	252 nm	NW