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 Monday, June 25, 2012 at 16:28:00 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 Monday, June 25, 2012 at 16:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 22'	North
Longitude:	66° 35'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.97 meters/second, 1533.5 km/hour, 952.9 miles/hour or 828.0 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' 00.1"	0.00 mi	south	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.0"	952.51 mi	west	0° 00' 04.9"	0.09 mi	south	952.52 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 08.6"	3.33 mi	east	0° 02' 09.2"	2.47 mi	south	4.15 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, June 25, 2012 at 16:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 49'	North
Longitude:	3° 36'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.04 meters/second, 1616.5 km/hour, 1004.5 miles/hour or 872.9 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' 31.3"	16.74 mi	west	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	south	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 17.0"	1004.42 mi	west	0° 12' 23.6"	14.19 mi	south	1004.55 mi
24 hours	11° 37' 48.4"	804.44 mi	east	4° 59' 11.6"	342.65 mi	south	873.90 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
Cockburn Town *	Mon 12:28 PM	514 km	319 miles	277 nm	WSW
San Juan	Mon 12:28 PM	544 km	338 miles	294 nm	S
Punta Cana	Mon 12:28 PM	566 km	352 miles	306 nm	SSW
Caguas	Mon 12:28 PM	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	S
Charlotte Amalie	Mon 12:28 PM	580 km	361 miles	313 nm	SSE
Puerto Plata	Mon 12:28 PM	580 km	361 miles	313 nm	SW
Road Town	Mon 12:28 PM	583 km	362 miles	315 nm	SSE
Ponce	Mon 12:28 PM	592 km	368 miles	320 nm	S
Santiago de los Caballeros	Mon 12:28 PM	608 km	378 miles	328 nm	SW
Santo Domingo	Mon 12:28 PM	645 km	401 miles	348 nm	SSW