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 Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 04:18:00 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 Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 04:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 23'	North
Longitude:	115° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.88 meters/second, 1533.2 km/hour, 952.7 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' 51.7"	952.31 mi	west	0° 00' 03.8"	0.07 mi	north	952.31 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.9"	3.47 mi	east	0° 01' 21.3"	1.56 mi	north	3.81 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 04:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 32'	North
Longitude:	86° 32'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.54 meters/second, 1513.9 km/hour, 940.7 miles/hour or 817.5 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' 30.9"	15.68 mi	west	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	north	15.68 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 59.4"	940.44 mi	west	0° 03' 41.2"	4.23 mi	north	940.26 mi
24 hours	11° 44' 38.1"	760.91 mi	east	1° 01' 47.6"	70.86 mi	north	761.61 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
Shantou	Sun 12:18 PM	124 km	77 miles	67 nm	E
Shenzhen	Sun 12:18 PM	151 km	94 miles	82 nm	WSW
Kowloon	Sun 12:18 PM	170 km	106 miles	92 nm	SW
Hong Kong	Sun 12:18 PM	178 km	110 miles	96 nm	SW
Guangzhou	Sun 12:18 PM	227 km	141 miles	122 nm	W
Macau	Sun 12:18 PM	237 km	147 miles	128 nm	WSW
Foshan	Sun 12:18 PM	243 km	151 miles	131 nm	W
Xiamen	Sun 12:18 PM	292 km	181 miles	157 nm	ENE
Foochow	Sun 12:18 PM	488 km	303 miles	264 nm	NE
Kaohsiung	Sun 12:18 PM	512 km	318 miles	276 nm	E