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 15:10:00 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 Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 15:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	North
Longitude:	47° 21'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.73 meters/second, 1532.6 km/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.5 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"	951.96 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	north	951.96 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 17.0"	3.48 mi	east	0° 00' 04.2"	0.08 mi	south	3.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 15:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 54'	North
Longitude:	35° 19'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.80 meters/second, 1518.5 km/hour, 943.5 miles/hour or 819.9 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' 30.0"	15.73 mi	west	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	south	15.73 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 06.7"	943.31 mi	west	0° 04' 47.6"	5.50 mi	south	943.56 mi
24 hours	11° 52' 29.9"	772.51 mi	east	2° 21' 45.9"	162.52 mi	south	794.82 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
Saint John's (Antigua)	Wed 11:10 AM	1667 km	1036 miles	900 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Wed 11:10 AM	1716 km	1066 miles	927 nm	WSW
Roseau	Wed 11:10 AM	1726 km	1072 miles	932 nm	WSW
Bridgetown	Wed 11:10 AM	1728 km	1073 miles	933 nm	SW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Wed 11:10 AM	1741 km	1082 miles	940 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Wed 11:10 AM	1742 km	1083 miles	941 nm	WSW
Castries	Wed 11:10 AM	1774 km	1102 miles	958 nm	WSW
Kingstown	Wed 11:10 AM	1854 km	1152 miles	1001 nm	SW
Hamilton *	Wed 12:10 PM	1974 km	1226 miles	1066 nm	NW
Saint George's	Wed 11:10 AM	1975 km	1227 miles	1066 nm	SW