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 13:46:00 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 13:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 11'	North
Longitude:	25° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.54 meters/second, 1535.6 km/hour, 954.2 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"	953.80 mi	west	0° 00' 08.8"	0.17 mi	south	953.80 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 55.9"	3.11 mi	east	0° 03' 44.3"	4.29 mi	south	5.30 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 29, 2012 at 13:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 58'	South
Longitude:	92° 24'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.82 meters/second, 1536.6 km/hour, 954.8 miles/hour or 829.7 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"	15.91 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	south	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 32.2"	954.53 mi	west	0° 08' 33.8"	9.82 mi	south	954.21 mi
24 hours	14° 08' 21.9"	935.60 mi	east	2° 53' 29.6"	198.88 mi	south	949.05 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
Mindelo	Fri 12:46 PM	703 km	437 miles	380 nm	S
Nouadhibou	Fri 1:46 PM	946 km	588 miles	511 nm	ESE
Praia	Fri 12:46 PM	948 km	589 miles	512 nm	SSE
Nouakchott	Fri 1:46 PM	1176 km	730 miles	635 nm	ESE
Dakar	Fri 1:46 PM	1295 km	805 miles	699 nm	SE
El Aaiún *	Fri 2:46 PM	1351 km	839 miles	729 nm	ENE
Banjul	Fri 1:46 PM	1458 km	906 miles	787 nm	SE
Bissau	Fri 1:46 PM	1661 km	1032 miles	897 nm	SE
Azores *	Fri 1:46 PM	1710 km	1063 miles	923 nm	N
Conakry	Fri 1:46 PM	1992 km	1238 miles	1076 nm	SE