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.

June Solstice 2012

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 23:08:00 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 23:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	North
Longitude:	166° 50'	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	south	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.8"	951.96 mi	west	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	south	951.96 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.8"	3.47 mi	east	0° 00' 12.4"	0.24 mi	south	3.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 23:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 13'	North
Longitude:	150° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.64 meters/second, 1525.1 km/hour, 947.7 miles/hour or 823.5 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' 30.2"	15.80 mi	west	0° 00' 05.5"	0.11 mi	south	15.80 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 14.3"	947.44 mi	west	0° 05' 34.7"	6.40 mi	south	947.73 mi
24 hours	11° 48' 44.8"	771.70 mi	east	2° 39' 35.0"	182.93 mi	south	798.85 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
Honolulu	Wed 1:08 PM	954 km	593 miles	515 nm	ESE
Midway	Wed 12:08 PM	1181 km	734 miles	638 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Thu 1:08 PM	2597 km	1614 miles	1402 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Wed 11:08 AM	2775 km	1724 miles	1498 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Thu 11:08 AM	2785 km	1730 miles	1504 nm	W
Majuro	Thu 11:08 AM	2960 km	1840 miles	1598 nm	SW
Adak *	Wed 2:08 PM	3266 km	2029 miles	1763 nm	NNW
Tarawa	Thu 11:08 AM	3267 km	2030 miles	1764 nm	SW
Unalaska *	Wed 3:08 PM	3376 km	2098 miles	1823 nm	N
Fakaofo	Thu 12:08 PM	3660 km	2274 miles	1976 nm	S