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

Total Eclipse in progress – white lines on map

• The map shows the Jun 15, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse in progress.
• The white lines on the map shows areas where a partial eclipse is visible.
• At the moment, the Total phase of the eclipse is visible to anyone within the dark blue area surrounded by a red area on the map (red lines)
• The area under red lines are very close to see the same - but they see a partial eclipse

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 21:02:00 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, June 15, 2011 at 21:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 19'	North
Longitude:	135° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.10 meters/second, 1534.0 km/hour, 953.2 miles/hour or 828.3 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"	15.89 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	north	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.9"	952.80 mi	west	0° 00' 06.0"	0.11 mi	north	952.79 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 11.7"	3.39 mi	east	0° 02' 12.2"	2.53 mi	north	4.23 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 21:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 12'	South
Longitude:	44° 50'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 409.79 meters/second, 1475.2 km/hour, 916.7 miles/hour or 796.6 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' 24.6"	15.28 mi	west	0° 00' 01.8"	0.04 mi	north	15.28 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 42.2"	916.38 mi	west	0° 01' 55.7"	2.21 mi	north	916.49 mi
24 hours	13° 49' 53.2"	879.51 mi	east	1° 25' 25.5"	97.97 mi	north	889.49 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
San Jose *	Wed 2:02 PM	2036 km	1265 miles	1099 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Wed 2:02 PM	2038 km	1266 miles	1100 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Wed 2:02 PM	2069 km	1286 miles	1117 nm	NE
San Diego *	Wed 2:02 PM	2091 km	1299 miles	1129 nm	NE
Tijuana *	Wed 2:02 PM	2094 km	1301 miles	1131 nm	ENE
Sacramento *	Wed 2:02 PM	2161 km	1343 miles	1167 nm	NE
Mexicali *	Wed 2:02 PM	2234 km	1388 miles	1206 nm	ENE
Honolulu	Wed 11:02 AM	2297 km	1427 miles	1240 nm	W
Las Vegas *	Wed 2:02 PM	2429 km	1510 miles	1312 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Wed 2:02 PM	2542 km	1580 miles	1373 nm	ENE