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 Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 09:10:00 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 Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 09:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	North
Longitude:	42° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.75 meters/second, 1532.7 km/hour, 952.4 miles/hour or 827.6 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"	15.87 mi	west	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	north	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.8"	952.02 mi	west	0° 00' 01.6"	0.03 mi	north	952.02 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 17.5"	3.49 mi	east	0° 00' 26.8"	0.51 mi	north	3.52 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 09:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 31'	North
Longitude:	39° 40'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.30 meters/second, 1502.3 km/hour, 933.5 miles/hour or 811.2 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' 29.8"	15.56 mi	west	0° 00' 01.6"	0.03 mi	south	15.56 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 55.9"	933.20 mi	west	0° 01' 41.3"	1.94 mi	south	933.29 mi
24 hours	12° 01' 09.3"	773.69 mi	east	1° 09' 30.2"	79.70 mi	south	780.79 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
Medina	Tue 12:10 PM	324 km	201 miles	175 nm	WNW
Makkah	Tue 12:10 PM	360 km	224 miles	194 nm	SW
Jeddah	Tue 12:10 PM	411 km	255 miles	222 nm	WSW
Riyadh	Tue 12:10 PM	444 km	276 miles	239 nm	ENE
Port Sudan	Tue 12:10 PM	698 km	434 miles	377 nm	SW
Dammam	Tue 12:10 PM	832 km	517 miles	449 nm	ENE
Kuwait City	Tue 12:10 PM	849 km	527 miles	458 nm	NE
Riffa	Tue 12:10 PM	860 km	534 miles	464 nm	ENE
Manama	Tue 12:10 PM	867 km	539 miles	468 nm	ENE
Sana	Tue 12:10 PM	910 km	565 miles	491 nm	S