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 20:18:00 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 20:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 09'	North
Longitude:	124° 49'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.64 meters/second, 1535.9 km/hour, 954.4 miles/hour or 829.3 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"	954.01 mi	west	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	north	954.00 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 06.9"	3.31 mi	east	0° 03' 32.9"	4.07 mi	north	5.24 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, June 11, 2012 at 20:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 53'	North
Longitude:	148° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.80 meters/second, 1619.3 km/hour, 1006.2 miles/hour or 874.3 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' 33.8"	16.77 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	north	16.77 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 49.1"	1006.17 mi	west	0° 11' 16.4"	12.91 mi	north	1006.17 mi
24 hours	10° 25' 36.3"	720.36 mi	east	4° 22' 56.7"	301.15 mi	north	778.85 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 *	Mon 1:18 PM	1292 km	803 miles	698 nm	NE
San Diego *	Mon 1:18 PM	1301 km	808 miles	702 nm	NNE
Long Beach *	Mon 1:18 PM	1347 km	837 miles	727 nm	NNE
Los Angeles *	Mon 1:18 PM	1367 km	850 miles	738 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Mon 1:18 PM	1398 km	868 miles	755 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Mon 1:18 PM	1532 km	952 miles	827 nm	ENE
San Jose (USA) *	Mon 1:18 PM	1597 km	993 miles	862 nm	N
San Francisco *	Mon 1:18 PM	1636 km	1017 miles	884 nm	N
Oakland *	Mon 1:18 PM	1641 km	1020 miles	886 nm	N
Phoenix	Mon 1:18 PM	1690 km	1050 miles	913 nm	NE