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 22:10:00 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 22:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	North
Longitude:	152° 20'	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' 00.0"	0.00 mi	north	951.96 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.8"	3.47 mi	east	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	3.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 22:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 19'	North
Longitude:	136° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.41 meters/second, 1524.3 km/hour, 947.1 miles/hour or 823.0 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' 30.2"	15.79 mi	west	0° 00' 05.3"	0.10 mi	south	15.79 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 13.4"	946.92 mi	west	0° 05' 29.0"	6.29 mi	south	947.20 mi
24 hours	11° 49' 13.4"	771.80 mi	east	2° 37' 27.6"	180.50 mi	south	798.36 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
Hilo	Wed 12:10 PM	502 km	312 miles	271 nm	SW
Wailuku	Wed 12:10 PM	514 km	320 miles	278 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Wed 12:10 PM	615 km	382 miles	332 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Thu 12:10 PM	2447 km	1520 miles	1321 nm	SSW
Midway	Wed 11:10 AM	2561 km	1591 miles	1383 nm	WNW
San Francisco *	Wed 3:10 PM	3257 km	2024 miles	1759 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Wed 3:10 PM	3511 km	2182 miles	1896 nm	ENE
Unalaska *	Wed 2:10 PM	3585 km	2228 miles	1936 nm	NNW
Baker Island	Wed 10:10 AM	3664 km	2276 miles	1978 nm	SW
Seattle *	Wed 3:10 PM	3776 km	2346 miles	2039 nm	NE