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 17:24:00 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 17:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 22'	North
Longitude:	81° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.92 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"	952.40 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' 32.6"	1.77 mi	north	3.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 17:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 46'	North
Longitude:	115° 12'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.79 meters/second, 1522.1 km/hour, 945.8 miles/hour or 821.8 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"	15.76 mi	west	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	north	15.76 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 22.6"	945.50 mi	west	0° 04' 40.9"	5.37 mi	north	945.29 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 29.9"	755.83 mi	east	1° 26' 54.8"	99.66 mi	north	758.89 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
Havana *	Sat 1:24 PM	138 km	85 miles	74 nm	W
Key West *	Sat 1:24 PM	151 km	94 miles	82 nm	NNW
Miami *	Sat 1:24 PM	280 km	174 miles	151 nm	NNE
Hialeah *	Sat 1:24 PM	285 km	177 miles	154 nm	NNE
Hollywood *	Sat 1:24 PM	307 km	191 miles	166 nm	NNE
Naples *	Sat 1:24 PM	315 km	196 miles	170 nm	NNW
Fort Lauderdale *	Sat 1:24 PM	320 km	199 miles	173 nm	NNE
Cape Coral *	Sat 1:24 PM	364 km	226 miles	197 nm	NNW
Camagüey *	Sat 1:24 PM	392 km	244 miles	212 nm	SE
Nassau *	Sat 1:24 PM	422 km	262 miles	228 nm	ENE