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 13:48:00 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 13:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 11'	North
Longitude:	26° 23'	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 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 58'	South
Longitude:	91° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.81 meters/second, 1536.5 km/hour, 954.7 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"	954.50 mi	west	0° 08' 33.5"	9.81 mi	south	954.19 mi
24 hours	14° 08' 25.5"	935.64 mi	east	2° 53' 23.8"	198.77 mi	south	949.07 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 12:48 PM	712 km	442 miles	384 nm	SSE
Praia	Fri 12:48 PM	963 km	598 miles	520 nm	SSE
Nouadhibou	Fri 1:48 PM	995 km	619 miles	537 nm	ESE
Nouakchott	Fri 1:48 PM	1221 km	759 miles	660 nm	ESE
Dakar	Fri 1:48 PM	1332 km	827 miles	719 nm	SE
El Aaiún *	Fri 2:48 PM	1398 km	869 miles	755 nm	ENE
Banjul	Fri 1:48 PM	1494 km	928 miles	806 nm	SE
Ponta Delgada (Azores) *	Fri 1:48 PM	1615 km	1004 miles	872 nm	N
Bissau	Fri 1:48 PM	1697 km	1054 miles	916 nm	SE
Conakry	Fri 1:48 PM	2027 km	1260 miles	1095 nm	SE