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 16:44:00 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 16:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 22'	North
Longitude:	71° 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	952.40 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.4"	3.47 mi	east	0° 01' 33.3"	1.78 mi	north	3.90 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 16:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 43'	North
Longitude:	105° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.94 meters/second, 1522.6 km/hour, 946.1 miles/hour or 822.1 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' 24.0"	945.84 mi	west	0° 04' 44.4"	5.44 mi	north	945.62 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 57.9"	755.50 mi	east	1° 28' 24.6"	101.37 mi	north	758.74 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
Cockburn Town *	Sat 12:44 PM	211 km	131 miles	114 nm	S
Puerto Plata	Sat 12:44 PM	398 km	247 miles	215 nm	S
Cap-Haïtien *	Sat 12:44 PM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	SSW
Santiago de los Caballeros	Sat 12:44 PM	435 km	271 miles	235 nm	S
Gonaïves *	Sat 12:44 PM	466 km	290 miles	252 nm	SSW
Port-au-Prince *	Sat 12:44 PM	552 km	343 miles	298 nm	SSW
Santo Domingo	Sat 12:44 PM	556 km	346 miles	300 nm	SSE
Holguín *	Sat 12:44 PM	602 km	374 miles	325 nm	WSW
Punta Cana	Sat 12:44 PM	605 km	376 miles	327 nm	SSE
Santiago de Cuba *	Sat 12:44 PM	617 km	383 miles	333 nm	SW