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 Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 00:38:00 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 Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 00:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 19'	North
Longitude:	170° 60'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.13 meters/second, 1534.1 km/hour, 953.2 miles/hour or 828.3 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"	15.89 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	south	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.1"	952.87 mi	west	0° 00' 06.2"	0.12 mi	south	952.88 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 04.7"	3.26 mi	east	0° 02' 42.2"	3.10 mi	south	4.50 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 00:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 51'	South
Longitude:	103° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.12 meters/second, 1606.0 km/hour, 997.9 miles/hour or 867.2 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' 30.0"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 12.2"	0.24 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 02.0"	997.86 mi	west	0° 12' 18.7"	14.10 mi	south	997.77 mi
24 hours	12° 15' 47.3"	843.89 mi	east	4° 47' 09.4"	328.92 mi	south	901.45 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
Wake Island	Wed 12:38 PM	634 km	394 miles	342 nm	SW
Midway	Tue 1:38 PM	1286 km	799 miles	695 nm	ENE
Majuro	Wed 12:38 PM	1788 km	1111 miles	966 nm	S
Palikir	Wed 11:38 AM	2275 km	1414 miles	1228 nm	SW
Tarawa	Wed 12:38 PM	2432 km	1511 miles	1313 nm	S
Yaren	Wed 12:38 PM	2674 km	1662 miles	1444 nm	S
Baker Island	Tue 12:38 PM	2894 km	1798 miles	1563 nm	SSE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Wed 10:38 AM	2972 km	1847 miles	1605 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Tue 2:38 PM	3211 km	1995 miles	1734 nm	E
Tokyo	Wed 9:38 AM	3312 km	2058 miles	1788 nm	WNW