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 18:08:00 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 18:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 21'	North
Longitude:	91° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.98 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"	952.53 mi	west	0° 00' 05.0"	0.09 mi	south	952.54 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 08.4"	3.33 mi	east	0° 02' 10.9"	2.50 mi	south	4.16 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, June 25, 2012 at 18:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 28'	North
Longitude:	20° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.05 meters/second, 1616.6 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' 14.5"	1004.44 mi	west	0° 12' 24.9"	14.22 mi	south	1004.56 mi
24 hours	11° 39' 13.4"	806.13 mi	east	4° 59' 15.2"	342.72 mi	south	875.28 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
Merida *	Mon 1:08 PM	332 km	207 miles	179 nm	SE
Cancún *	Mon 1:08 PM	544 km	338 miles	294 nm	ESE
Playa del Carmen *	Mon 1:08 PM	554 km	345 miles	299 nm	ESE
Chetumal *	Mon 1:08 PM	637 km	396 miles	344 nm	SSE
Matamoros *	Mon 1:08 PM	661 km	411 miles	357 nm	WNW
Orange Walk Town	Mon 12:08 PM	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	SSE
Veracruz *	Mon 1:08 PM	664 km	412 miles	358 nm	SW
Belmopan	Mon 12:08 PM	737 km	458 miles	398 nm	SSE
New Orleans *	Mon 1:08 PM	746 km	463 miles	403 nm	N
Tuxtla Gutierrez *	Mon 1:08 PM	749 km	465 miles	404 nm	SSW