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 Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 13:16:00 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 Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 13:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 18'	North
Longitude:	19° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.18 meters/second, 1534.2 km/hour, 953.3 miles/hour or 828.4 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"	15.89 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	north	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.9"	952.98 mi	west	0° 00' 06.5"	0.13 mi	north	952.97 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 13.3"	3.42 mi	east	0° 02' 26.3"	2.80 mi	north	4.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 13:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 52'	North
Longitude:	77° 13'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.03 meters/second, 1573.3 km/hour, 977.6 miles/hour or 849.5 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' 33.3"	16.29 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	north	16.29 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 15.0"	977.47 mi	west	0° 08' 34.0"	9.82 mi	north	977.22 mi
24 hours	10° 50' 58.2"	728.71 mi	east	3° 07' 50.8"	215.28 mi	north	754.78 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
Nouadhibou	Thu 1:16 PM	342 km	212 miles	185 nm	SE
Santa Cruz *	Thu 2:16 PM	644 km	400 miles	347 nm	NNE
Las Palmas *	Thu 2:16 PM	654 km	406 miles	353 nm	NE
Nouakchott	Thu 1:16 PM	666 km	414 miles	360 nm	SSE
El Aaiún *	Thu 2:16 PM	739 km	459 miles	399 nm	NE
Rosso	Thu 1:16 PM	830 km	516 miles	448 nm	SSE
Mindelo	Thu 12:16 PM	933 km	580 miles	504 nm	SW
Thiès	Thu 1:16 PM	970 km	603 miles	524 nm	SSE
Dakar	Thu 1:16 PM	972 km	604 miles	525 nm	S
Touba	Thu 1:16 PM	996 km	619 miles	538 nm	SSE