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 19:34:00 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 19:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 16'	North
Longitude:	112° 58'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.25 meters/second, 1534.5 km/hour, 953.5 miles/hour or 828.6 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' 52.3"	953.13 mi	west	0° 00' 07.1"	0.14 mi	south	953.13 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 02.2"	3.22 mi	east	0° 03' 01.4"	3.47 mi	south	4.73 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 19:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 40'	South
Longitude:	17° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.54 meters/second, 1589.5 km/hour, 987.7 miles/hour or 858.3 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' 28.8"	16.46 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	south	16.46 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 52.1"	987.55 mi	west	0° 11' 42.1"	13.40 mi	south	987.35 mi
24 hours	12° 47' 36.4"	872.47 mi	east	4° 25' 36.1"	304.30 mi	south	917.77 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
Mazatlan *	Wed 1:34 PM	670 km	416 miles	362 nm	E
Hermosillo	Wed 12:34 PM	672 km	418 miles	363 nm	NNE
Puerto Vallarta *	Wed 2:34 PM	851 km	529 miles	460 nm	ESE
Chihuahua *	Wed 1:34 PM	909 km	565 miles	491 nm	NE
Tucson	Wed 12:34 PM	1010 km	628 miles	545 nm	N
Guadalajara *	Wed 2:34 PM	1034 km	643 miles	558 nm	ESE
Mexicali *	Wed 12:34 PM	1066 km	662 miles	576 nm	NNW
Tijuana *	Wed 12:34 PM	1100 km	684 miles	594 nm	NNW
Aguascalientes *	Wed 2:34 PM	1108 km	689 miles	598 nm	E
San Diego *	Wed 12:34 PM	1124 km	698 miles	607 nm	NNW