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 Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 02:26:00 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 Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 02:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	North
Longitude:	143° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.73 meters/second, 1532.6 km/hour, 952.3 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"	951.98 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	951.97 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 17.3"	3.48 mi	east	0° 00' 08.8"	0.17 mi	north	3.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 02:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 47'	North
Longitude:	149° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.38 meters/second, 1509.8 km/hour, 938.1 miles/hour or 815.2 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' 29.9"	15.64 mi	west	0° 00' 03.3"	0.07 mi	south	15.64 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 58.2"	937.86 mi	west	0° 03' 29.9"	4.01 mi	south	938.05 mi
24 hours	11° 57' 26.2"	773.51 mi	east	1° 51' 55.6"	128.33 mi	south	788.64 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
Saipan	Wed 12:26 PM	938 km	583 miles	507 nm	SSE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Wed 12:26 PM	1109 km	689 miles	599 nm	S
Hamamatsu	Wed 11:26 AM	1374 km	854 miles	742 nm	NNW
Shizuoka	Wed 11:26 AM	1377 km	855 miles	743 nm	NNW
Yokohama	Wed 11:26 AM	1386 km	861 miles	748 nm	NNW
Kawasaki	Wed 11:26 AM	1393 km	866 miles	752 nm	NNW
Sagamihara	Wed 11:26 AM	1406 km	874 miles	759 nm	NNW
Tokyo	Wed 11:26 AM	1411 km	876 miles	762 nm	NNW
Nagoya	Wed 11:26 AM	1453 km	903 miles	785 nm	NNW
Osaka	Wed 11:26 AM	1474 km	916 miles	796 nm	NNW