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 Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 16:58:00 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 Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 16:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 25'	North
Longitude:	74° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.81 meters/second, 1532.9 km/hour, 952.5 miles/hour or 827.7 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"	15.88 mi	west	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	south	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.8"	952.15 mi	west	0° 00' 02.9"	0.05 mi	south	952.15 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 13.1"	3.41 mi	east	0° 01' 20.4"	1.54 mi	south	3.74 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 16:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 05'	North
Longitude:	26° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.30 meters/second, 1592.3 km/hour, 989.4 miles/hour or 859.8 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' 31.5"	16.49 mi	west	0° 00' 10.6"	0.20 mi	south	16.49 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 31.3"	989.32 mi	west	0° 10' 42.7"	12.27 mi	south	989.66 mi
24 hours	11° 21' 40.2"	773.83 mi	east	4° 30' 36.5"	309.96 mi	south	837.86 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
Holguín *	Sat 12:58 PM	352 km	219 miles	190 nm	SW
Nassau *	Sat 12:58 PM	368 km	229 miles	199 nm	WNW
Cockburn Town *	Sat 12:58 PM	381 km	237 miles	206 nm	SE
Santiago de Cuba *	Sat 12:58 PM	412 km	256 miles	222 nm	SSW
Camagüey *	Sat 12:58 PM	445 km	277 miles	240 nm	WSW
Cap-Haïtien *	Sat 12:58 PM	453 km	282 miles	245 nm	SSE
Gonaïves *	Sat 12:58 PM	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	SSE
Puerto Plata	Sat 12:58 PM	539 km	335 miles	291 nm	SE
Santiago de los Caballeros	Sat 12:58 PM	567 km	352 miles	306 nm	SE
Freeport *	Sat 12:58 PM	572 km	355 miles	309 nm	NW