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 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 06:26:00 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 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 55'	North
Longitude:	84° 18'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.38 meters/second, 1538.6 km/hour, 956.0 miles/hour or 830.8 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"	15.93 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.93 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.2"	955.67 mi	west	0° 00' 12.5"	0.24 mi	south	955.69 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 39.9"	2.83 mi	east	0° 05' 13.3"	5.99 mi	south	6.62 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 45'	South
Longitude:	103° 30'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.26 meters/second, 1498.5 km/hour, 931.1 miles/hour or 809.1 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' 23.4"	15.52 mi	west	0° 00' 04.1"	0.08 mi	north	15.52 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 24.6"	930.92 mi	west	0° 04' 12.9"	4.83 mi	north	931.14 mi
24 hours	14° 19' 30.6"	926.72 mi	east	2° 18' 37.0"	158.92 mi	north	946.94 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
Gumla	Tue 11:56 AM	30 km	19 miles	16 nm	ENE
Rourkela	Tue 11:56 AM	92 km	57 miles	50 nm	SSE
Sundergarh	Tue 11:56 AM	93 km	58 miles	50 nm	SSW
Ranchi	Tue 11:56 AM	116 km	72 miles	63 nm	ENE
Jharsuguda	Tue 11:56 AM	121 km	75 miles	66 nm	SSW
Kendujhar	Tue 11:56 AM	158 km	98 miles	85 nm	SSE
Hazaribagh	Tue 11:56 AM	160 km	99 miles	86 nm	NE
Debagarh	Tue 11:56 AM	160 km	99 miles	86 nm	SSE
Bargarh	Tue 11:56 AM	179 km	111 miles	97 nm	SSW
Sambalpur	Tue 11:56 AM	181 km	113 miles	98 nm	S