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 Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 05:34:00 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 Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 05:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 08'	North
Longitude:	97° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.67 meters/second, 1536.0 km/hour, 954.4 miles/hour or 829.4 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' 52.6"	954.08 mi	west	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	south	954.09 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 53.3"	3.06 mi	east	0° 04' 00.3"	4.59 mi	south	5.52 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 05:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 00'	South
Longitude:	135° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.35 meters/second, 1516.9 km/hour, 942.5 miles/hour or 819.0 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' 24.3"	15.71 mi	west	0° 00' 06.7"	0.13 mi	south	15.71 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 19.0"	942.26 mi	west	0° 06' 43.5"	7.71 mi	south	941.97 mi
24 hours	14° 33' 40.9"	952.46 mi	east	2° 03' 53.9"	142.06 mi	south	956.94 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
Mandalay	Sat 12:04 PM	169 km	105 miles	92 nm	SW
Naypyidaw	Sat 12:04 PM	391 km	243 miles	211 nm	SSW
Chiang Mai	Sat 12:34 PM	518 km	322 miles	280 nm	SSE
Chittagong	Sat 11:34 AM	557 km	346 miles	301 nm	W
Sylhet	Sat 11:34 AM	573 km	356 miles	309 nm	WNW
Shillong	Sat 11:04 AM	598 km	372 miles	323 nm	WNW
Cherrapunji	Sat 11:04 AM	600 km	373 miles	324 nm	WNW
Kunming	Sat 1:34 PM	601 km	374 miles	325 nm	ENE
Comilla	Sat 11:34 AM	613 km	381 miles	331 nm	W
Luang Prabang	Sat 12:34 PM	629 km	391 miles	340 nm	SE