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 Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 17:48:00 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 Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 17:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 02'	North
Longitude:	86° 16'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.00 meters/second, 1537.2 km/hour, 955.2 miles/hour or 830.0 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"	15.92 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.0"	954.82 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	south	954.83 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 46.8"	2.95 mi	east	0° 04' 36.8"	5.29 mi	south	6.06 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 17:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 35'	South
Longitude:	63° 17'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.61 meters/second, 1489.0 km/hour, 925.2 miles/hour or 804.0 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' 22.5"	15.42 mi	west	0° 00' 01.5"	0.03 mi	south	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 36.8"	924.93 mi	west	0° 01' 27.7"	1.68 mi	south	924.86 mi
24 hours	14° 57' 03.8"	961.84 mi	east	0° 08' 36.9"	9.88 mi	north	962.37 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
Cancún *	Sun 12:48 PM	216 km	134 miles	117 nm	SSW
Playa del Carmen *	Sun 12:48 PM	279 km	174 miles	151 nm	SSW
Havana *	Sun 1:48 PM	399 km	248 miles	215 nm	E
Merida *	Sun 12:48 PM	414 km	258 miles	224 nm	WSW
Key West *	Sun 1:48 PM	488 km	303 miles	263 nm	ENE
Chetumal *	Sun 12:48 PM	545 km	339 miles	294 nm	SSW
Naples *	Sun 1:48 PM	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	NE
Cape Coral *	Sun 1:48 PM	586 km	364 miles	316 nm	NE
Orange Walk Town	Sun 11:48 AM	599 km	372 miles	323 nm	SSW
St. Petersburg *	Sun 1:48 PM	638 km	396 miles	344 nm	NE