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 20:38:00 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 20:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 10'	North
Longitude:	128° 52'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.60 meters/second, 1535.8 km/hour, 954.3 miles/hour or 829.2 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"	15.91 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.5"	953.92 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.17 mi	south	953.93 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 54.7"	3.09 mi	east	0° 03' 51.2"	4.42 mi	south	5.40 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 29, 2012 at 20:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 55'	South
Longitude:	6° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.36 meters/second, 1527.7 km/hour, 949.3 miles/hour or 824.9 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' 25.0"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 07.9"	0.15 mi	south	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 59.3"	949.00 mi	west	0° 07' 48.4"	8.95 mi	south	948.70 mi
24 hours	14° 20' 08.2"	943.68 mi	east	2° 32' 49.6"	175.21 mi	south	952.82 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
Tijuana *	Fri 1:38 PM	1560 km	969 miles	842 nm	NE
San Diego *	Fri 1:38 PM	1563 km	971 miles	844 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Fri 1:38 PM	1589 km	987 miles	858 nm	NE
Mexicali *	Fri 1:38 PM	1684 km	1047 miles	910 nm	NE
San Jose (USA) *	Fri 1:38 PM	1707 km	1061 miles	922 nm	NNE
San Francisco *	Fri 1:38 PM	1731 km	1076 miles	935 nm	NNE
Oakland *	Fri 1:38 PM	1741 km	1082 miles	940 nm	NNE
Sacramento *	Fri 1:38 PM	1847 km	1147 miles	997 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Fri 1:38 PM	1903 km	1183 miles	1028 nm	ENE
Las Vegas *	Fri 1:38 PM	1952 km	1213 miles	1054 nm	NE