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 13:14:00 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 13:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 11'	North
Longitude:	17° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.54 meters/second, 1535.5 km/hour, 954.1 miles/hour or 829.1 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"	953.79 mi	west	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	south	953.79 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 56.0"	3.11 mi	east	0° 03' 43.7"	4.28 mi	south	5.29 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 29, 2012 at 13:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 53'	South
Longitude:	100° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.02 meters/second, 1537.3 km/hour, 955.2 miles/hour or 830.1 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' 25.5"	15.92 mi	west	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	south	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 34.9"	954.96 mi	west	0° 08' 37.1"	9.88 mi	south	954.65 mi
24 hours	14° 07' 24.6"	934.93 mi	east	2° 55' 02.1"	200.65 mi	south	948.74 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
Nouadhibou	Fri 1:14 PM	263 km	163 miles	142 nm	SSE
Nouakchott	Fri 1:14 PM	598 km	372 miles	323 nm	SSE
Las Palmas (ES-Canary) *	Fri 2:14 PM	600 km	373 miles	324 nm	NNE
Santa Cruz *	Fri 2:14 PM	607 km	377 miles	328 nm	NNE
El Aaiún *	Fri 2:14 PM	645 km	401 miles	348 nm	NE
Rosso	Fri 1:14 PM	770 km	478 miles	416 nm	SSE
Thiès	Fri 1:14 PM	934 km	580 miles	504 nm	S
Dakar	Fri 1:14 PM	943 km	586 miles	509 nm	S
Touba	Fri 1:14 PM	944 km	587 miles	510 nm	SSE
Mindelo	Fri 12:14 PM	1019 km	633 miles	550 nm	SW