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, July 14, 2012 at 16:26:00 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 Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 16:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 32'	North
Longitude:	65° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.60 meters/second, 1553.8 km/hour, 965.5 miles/hour or 839.0 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"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.0"	965.17 mi	west	0° 00' 23.5"	0.45 mi	south	965.19 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 30.2"	1.61 mi	east	0° 09' 35.8"	11.01 mi	south	11.12 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 16:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 45'	North
Longitude:	119° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.89 meters/second, 1511.6 km/hour, 939.3 miles/hour or 816.2 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' 30.8"	15.66 mi	west	0° 00' 03.2"	0.06 mi	north	15.66 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 52.0"	939.00 mi	west	0° 03' 15.1"	3.73 mi	north	938.84 mi
24 hours	11° 47' 23.6"	762.83 mi	east	0° 51' 01.5"	58.51 mi	north	762.90 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
San Juan	Sat 12:26 PM	351 km	218 miles	189 nm	SSW
Road Town	Sat 12:26 PM	352 km	219 miles	190 nm	SSE
Charlotte Amalie	Sat 12:26 PM	355 km	221 miles	192 nm	S
Caguas	Sat 12:26 PM	374 km	232 miles	202 nm	SSW
Ponce	Sat 12:26 PM	414 km	257 miles	224 nm	SSW
Christiansted	Sat 12:26 PM	424 km	264 miles	229 nm	S
The Valley	Sat 12:26 PM	435 km	270 miles	235 nm	SSE
Marigot	Sat 12:26 PM	448 km	279 miles	242 nm	SSE
Punta Cana	Sat 12:26 PM	463 km	288 miles	250 nm	SW
Gustavia	Sat 12:26 PM	478 km	297 miles	258 nm	SSE