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 21:36:00 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 21:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 52'	North
Longitude:	143° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.55 meters/second, 1539.2 km/hour, 956.4 miles/hour or 831.1 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"	15.94 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.94 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.3"	956.06 mi	west	0° 00' 13.2"	0.25 mi	south	956.07 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 36.8"	2.78 mi	east	0° 05' 28.4"	6.28 mi	south	6.86 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 21:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 27'	South
Longitude:	38° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.25 meters/second, 1512.9 km/hour, 940.1 miles/hour or 816.9 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' 24.3"	15.67 mi	west	0° 00' 06.1"	0.12 mi	north	15.67 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 25.9"	939.87 mi	west	0° 06' 16.7"	7.20 mi	north	940.20 mi
24 hours	13° 50' 30.9"	903.01 mi	east	3° 02' 41.8"	209.43 mi	north	934.77 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
Honolulu	Tue 11:36 AM	1524 km	947 miles	823 nm	W
San Francisco *	Tue 2:36 PM	2579 km	1603 miles	1393 nm	NE
San Jose *	Tue 2:36 PM	2594 km	1612 miles	1401 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Tue 2:36 PM	2727 km	1695 miles	1473 nm	ENE
Kiritimati	Wed 11:36 AM	2781 km	1728 miles	1502 nm	SW
Las Vegas *	Tue 2:36 PM	3073 km	1909 miles	1659 nm	NE
Phoenix	Tue 2:36 PM	3257 km	2024 miles	1758 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Tue 2:36 PM	3287 km	2043 miles	1775 nm	ENE
Seattle *	Tue 2:36 PM	3314 km	2059 miles	1789 nm	NNE
Vancouver *	Tue 2:36 PM	3420 km	2125 miles	1846 nm	NNE