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 Friday, June 15, 2012 at 14:34:00 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 Friday, June 15, 2012 at 14:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 20'	North
Longitude:	38° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.04 meters/second, 1533.8 km/hour, 953.0 miles/hour or 828.2 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"	15.88 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	north	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.8"	952.67 mi	west	0° 00' 05.5"	0.11 mi	north	952.66 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 15.1"	3.45 mi	east	0° 02' 00.3"	2.30 mi	north	4.14 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 15, 2012 at 14:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 09'	North
Longitude:	85° 16'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.76 meters/second, 1547.1 km/hour, 961.3 miles/hour or 835.4 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' 32.4"	16.02 mi	west	0° 00' 06.8"	0.13 mi	north	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 23.4"	961.12 mi	west	0° 06' 52.1"	7.87 mi	north	960.86 mi
24 hours	11° 13' 05.2"	741.62 mi	east	2° 23' 12.0"	164.16 mi	north	754.70 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
Praia	Fri 1:34 PM	1841 km	1144 miles	994 nm	ESE
Azores *	Fri 2:34 PM	1961 km	1218 miles	1059 nm	NNE
Dakar	Fri 2:34 PM	2425 km	1507 miles	1309 nm	ESE
Nouakchott	Fri 2:34 PM	2427 km	1508 miles	1310 nm	E
Bridgetown	Fri 10:34 AM	2488 km	1546 miles	1344 nm	WSW
Cayenne	Fri 11:34 AM	2513 km	1561 miles	1357 nm	SW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Fri 10:34 AM	2519 km	1565 miles	1360 nm	WSW
Roseau	Fri 10:34 AM	2548 km	1583 miles	1376 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Fri 10:34 AM	2550 km	1584 miles	1377 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Fri 10:34 AM	2552 km	1586 miles	1378 nm	WSW