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 Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 16:24:00 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 Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 16:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 22'	North
Longitude:	66° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.93 meters/second, 1533.3 km/hour, 952.8 miles/hour or 827.9 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"	952.41 mi	west	0° 00' 04.3"	0.08 mi	north	952.41 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.4"	3.47 mi	east	0° 01' 33.7"	1.79 mi	north	3.90 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 16:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 41'	North
Longitude:	100° 41'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.02 meters/second, 1522.9 km/hour, 946.3 miles/hour or 822.3 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' 31.3"	15.77 mi	west	0° 00' 04.7"	0.09 mi	north	15.77 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 24.7"	946.01 mi	west	0° 04' 46.2"	5.47 mi	north	945.79 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 41.8"	755.34 mi	east	1° 29' 09.5"	102.23 mi	north	758.67 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
San Juan	Sat 12:24 PM	543 km	338 miles	293 nm	S
Cockburn Town *	Sat 12:24 PM	563 km	350 miles	304 nm	WSW
Road Town	Sat 12:24 PM	568 km	353 miles	307 nm	SSE
Charlotte Amalie	Sat 12:24 PM	569 km	353 miles	307 nm	SSE
Caguas	Sat 12:24 PM	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	S
Punta Cana	Sat 12:24 PM	587 km	365 miles	317 nm	SSW
Ponce	Sat 12:24 PM	596 km	371 miles	322 nm	S
Puerto Plata	Sat 12:24 PM	621 km	386 miles	335 nm	SW
Christiansted	Sat 12:24 PM	639 km	397 miles	345 nm	SSE
Santiago de los Caballeros	Sat 12:24 PM	648 km	402 miles	350 nm	SW