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 03:20:00 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 03:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	North
Longitude:	130° 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' 51.7"	951.96 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	951.96 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.8"	3.47 mi	east	0° 00' 16.8"	0.32 mi	south	3.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 03:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 49'	North
Longitude:	148° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.70 meters/second, 1528.9 km/hour, 950.0 miles/hour or 825.6 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' 19.0"	949.82 mi	west	0° 05' 58.8"	6.86 mi	south	950.12 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 38.0"	771.25 mi	east	2° 48' 40.2"	193.34 mi	south	801.03 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
Naha	Thu 12:20 PM	395 km	245 miles	213 nm	NW
Taipei	Thu 11:20 AM	897 km	558 miles	485 nm	WNW
Kagoshima	Thu 12:20 PM	904 km	562 miles	488 nm	N
Kaohsiung	Thu 11:20 AM	996 km	619 miles	538 nm	W
Kumamoto	Thu 12:20 PM	1039 km	646 miles	561 nm	N
Fukuoka	Thu 12:20 PM	1132 km	703 miles	611 nm	N
Foochow	Thu 11:20 AM	1133 km	704 miles	612 nm	WNW
Kitakyushu	Thu 12:20 PM	1158 km	719 miles	625 nm	N
Matsuyama	Thu 12:20 PM	1181 km	734 miles	637 nm	NNE
Shanghai	Thu 11:20 AM	1221 km	758 miles	659 nm	NW