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 Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 15:58:00 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 Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 15:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 48'	North
Longitude:	58° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.77 meters/second, 1540.0 km/hour, 956.9 miles/hour or 831.5 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"	15.95 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.95 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.5"	956.55 mi	west	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	south	956.56 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 32.9"	2.71 mi	east	0° 05' 46.4"	6.62 mi	south	7.16 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 15:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 12'	South
Longitude:	133° 18'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.46 meters/second, 1535.2 km/hour, 954.0 miles/hour or 829.0 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' 25.8"	15.90 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	north	15.90 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 59.4"	953.80 mi	west	0° 08' 22.3"	9.60 mi	north	954.21 mi
24 hours	13° 10' 56.0"	871.17 mi	east	3° 45' 24.3"	258.32 mi	north	916.49 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
The Valley	Wed 11:58 AM	685 km	426 miles	370 nm	SW
Gustavia	Wed 11:58 AM	698 km	434 miles	377 nm	SW
Marigot	Wed 11:58 AM	699 km	434 miles	377 nm	SW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Wed 11:58 AM	713 km	443 miles	385 nm	SSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Wed 11:58 AM	743 km	461 miles	401 nm	SW
Brades	Wed 11:58 AM	764 km	475 miles	413 nm	SSW
Pointe-à-Pitre	Wed 11:58 AM	787 km	489 miles	425 nm	SSW
Road Town	Wed 11:58 AM	789 km	490 miles	426 nm	SW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Wed 11:58 AM	819 km	509 miles	442 nm	SSW
Roseau	Wed 11:58 AM	878 km	546 miles	474 nm	SSW