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 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 07:16:00 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 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 07:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 14'	North
Longitude:	70° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.37 meters/second, 1534.9 km/hour, 953.8 miles/hour or 828.8 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' 52.0"	953.41 mi	west	0° 00' 07.9"	0.15 mi	north	953.40 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 10.7"	3.37 mi	east	0° 02' 57.1"	3.39 mi	north	4.78 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 07:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 10'	North
Longitude:	0° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.69 meters/second, 1600.9 km/hour, 994.7 miles/hour or 864.4 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' 33.8"	16.58 mi	west	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	north	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 53.1"	994.67 mi	west	0° 10' 06.7"	11.58 mi	north	994.50 mi
24 hours	10° 31' 24.5"	718.71 mi	east	3° 49' 34.9"	263.02 mi	north	761.19 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
Gandhidham	Wed 12:46 PM	66 km	41 miles	35 nm	WSW
Rajkot	Wed 12:46 PM	104 km	64 miles	56 nm	S
Jamnagar	Wed 12:46 PM	110 km	69 miles	60 nm	SW
Bhuj	Wed 12:46 PM	111 km	69 miles	60 nm	W
Gondal	Wed 12:46 PM	141 km	88 miles	76 nm	S
Mahesana	Wed 12:46 PM	172 km	107 miles	93 nm	ENE
Junagadh	Wed 12:46 PM	192 km	120 miles	104 nm	S
Ahmedabad	Wed 12:46 PM	197 km	123 miles	106 nm	E
Gandhinagar	Wed 12:46 PM	198 km	123 miles	107 nm	E
Porbandar	Wed 12:46 PM	212 km	132 miles	114 nm	SW