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 22:54:00 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 22:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 16'	North
Longitude:	162° 58'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.27 meters/second, 1534.6 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' 52.4"	953.17 mi	west	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	south	953.18 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 01.8"	3.21 mi	east	0° 03' 04.9"	3.54 mi	south	4.78 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 22:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 19'	South
Longitude:	65° 52'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.54 meters/second, 1586.0 km/hour, 985.5 miles/hour or 856.3 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' 28.6"	16.42 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	16.43 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 38.0"	985.32 mi	west	0° 11' 32.8"	13.23 mi	south	985.11 mi
24 hours	12° 53' 45.4"	877.72 mi	east	4° 20' 34.7"	298.56 mi	south	920.57 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
Honolulu	Wed 12:54 PM	569 km	353 miles	307 nm	ESE
Midway	Wed 11:54 AM	1545 km	960 miles	834 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Thu 12:54 PM	2444 km	1519 miles	1320 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Wed 10:54 AM	2942 km	1828 miles	1588 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Thu 10:54 AM	3179 km	1975 miles	1716 nm	W
Majuro	Thu 10:54 AM	3289 km	2044 miles	1776 nm	WSW
Adak *	Wed 1:54 PM	3384 km	2103 miles	1827 nm	NNW
Unalaska *	Wed 2:54 PM	3410 km	2119 miles	1841 nm	N
Tarawa	Thu 10:54 AM	3547 km	2204 miles	1915 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Thu 11:54 AM	3721 km	2312 miles	2009 nm	SSW