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 Friday, June 29, 2012 at 05:44:00 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 Friday, June 29, 2012 at 05:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 12'	North
Longitude:	94° 36'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.48 meters/second, 1535.3 km/hour, 954.0 miles/hour or 829.0 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"	15.90 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	south	15.90 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.5"	953.66 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	south	953.66 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 57.1"	3.13 mi	east	0° 03' 36.2"	4.13 mi	south	5.19 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 29, 2012 at 05:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 46'	South
Longitude:	151° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.79 meters/second, 1547.2 km/hour, 961.4 miles/hour or 835.4 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' 26.1"	16.02 mi	west	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	south	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 12.0"	961.18 mi	west	0° 09' 21.6"	10.73 mi	south	960.87 mi
24 hours	13° 53' 31.9"	924.94 mi	east	3° 15' 45.7"	224.39 mi	south	944.05 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
Imphal	Fri 11:14 AM	191 km	119 miles	103 nm	NNW
Aizawl	Fri 11:14 AM	202 km	125 miles	109 nm	WNW
Mandalay	Fri 12:14 PM	203 km	126 miles	109 nm	SE
Chittagong	Fri 11:44 AM	304 km	189 miles	164 nm	WSW
Sylhet	Fri 11:44 AM	337 km	209 miles	182 nm	NW
Comilla	Fri 11:44 AM	353 km	219 miles	191 nm	W
Cherrapunji	Fri 11:14 AM	372 km	231 miles	201 nm	NW
Shillong	Fri 11:14 AM	381 km	237 miles	206 nm	NW
Chandpur	Fri 11:44 AM	405 km	252 miles	219 nm	W
Naypyidaw	Fri 12:14 PM	412 km	256 miles	223 nm	SSE