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 Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 02:10:00 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 Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 02:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	North
Longitude:	147° 40'	East

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' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	951.96 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.7"	3.47 mi	east	0° 00' 15.5"	0.30 mi	south	3.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 02:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 56'	North
Longitude:	165° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.40 meters/second, 1527.8 km/hour, 949.4 miles/hour or 825.0 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"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 05.7"	0.11 mi	south	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 17.6"	949.14 mi	west	0° 05' 52.1"	6.73 mi	south	949.45 mi
24 hours	11° 47' 13.6"	771.38 mi	east	2° 46' 10.1"	190.47 mi	south	800.42 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	Thu 12:10 PM	934 km	580 miles	504 nm	SSW
Guam (Hagåtña)	Thu 12:10 PM	1145 km	711 miles	618 nm	SSW
Yokohama	Thu 11:10 AM	1541 km	958 miles	832 nm	NNW
Kawasaki	Thu 11:10 AM	1546 km	960 miles	835 nm	NNW
Tokyo	Thu 11:10 AM	1562 km	970 miles	843 nm	NNW
Shizuoka	Thu 11:10 AM	1564 km	972 miles	845 nm	NNW
Sagamihara	Thu 11:10 AM	1566 km	973 miles	845 nm	NNW
Hamamatsu	Thu 11:10 AM	1578 km	981 miles	852 nm	NW
Nagoya	Thu 11:10 AM	1666 km	1035 miles	899 nm	NW
Osaka	Thu 11:10 AM	1716 km	1066 miles	927 nm	NW