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 Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 18:16:00 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 Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 18:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 12'	North
Longitude:	94° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.47 meters/second, 1535.3 km/hour, 954.0 miles/hour or 829.0 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"	15.90 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	north	15.90 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.1"	953.62 mi	west	0° 00' 08.4"	0.16 mi	north	953.61 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 09.4"	3.35 mi	east	0° 03' 10.5"	3.64 mi	north	4.95 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 18:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 55'	North
Longitude:	171° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.20 meters/second, 1609.9 km/hour, 1000.4 miles/hour or 869.3 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' 34.0"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 58.5"	1000.31 mi	west	0° 10' 37.6"	12.17 mi	north	1000.20 mi
24 hours	10° 26' 43.7"	717.34 mi	east	4° 03' 54.8"	279.40 mi	north	766.40 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
Matamoros *	Tue 1:16 PM	440 km	273 miles	237 nm	NW
Veracruz *	Tue 1:16 PM	487 km	302 miles	263 nm	SSW
Merida *	Tue 1:16 PM	540 km	336 miles	292 nm	ESE
Mexico City *	Tue 1:16 PM	655 km	407 miles	354 nm	SW
Monterrey *	Tue 1:16 PM	672 km	417 miles	363 nm	WNW
San Luis Potosi *	Tue 1:16 PM	698 km	434 miles	377 nm	W
Tuxtla Gutierrez *	Tue 1:16 PM	724 km	450 miles	391 nm	S
Oaxaca *	Tue 1:16 PM	726 km	451 miles	392 nm	SSW
Houston *	Tue 1:16 PM	734 km	456 miles	396 nm	N
Leon *	Tue 1:16 PM	798 km	496 miles	431 nm	WSW