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 03:00:00 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 03:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	North
Longitude:	135° 11'	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' 16.5"	0.31 mi	south	3.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 03:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 51'	North
Longitude:	153° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.61 meters/second, 1528.6 km/hour, 949.8 miles/hour or 825.4 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"	15.83 mi	west	0° 00' 05.9"	0.11 mi	south	15.83 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 18.7"	949.62 mi	west	0° 05' 57.0"	6.82 mi	south	949.93 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 48.2"	771.29 mi	east	2° 47' 57.3"	192.52 mi	south	800.86 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
Kagoshima	Thu 12:00 Noon	1012 km	629 miles	546 nm	NNW
Kumamoto	Thu 12:00 Noon	1127 km	700 miles	608 nm	NNW
Matsuyama	Thu 12:00 Noon	1177 km	731 miles	636 nm	N
Fukuoka	Thu 12:00 Noon	1226 km	762 miles	662 nm	NNW
Kitakyushu	Thu 12:00 Noon	1232 km	765 miles	665 nm	NNW
Hiroshima	Thu 12:00 Noon	1242 km	772 miles	671 nm	NNW
Osaka	Thu 12:00 Noon	1245 km	774 miles	672 nm	N
Kobe	Thu 12:00 Noon	1247 km	775 miles	673 nm	N
Himeji	Thu 12:00 Noon	1264 km	785 miles	682 nm	N
Hamamatsu	Thu 12:00 Noon	1274 km	792 miles	688 nm	N