Home   Sun & Moon   Day and Night World Map

Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which areas of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Saturday, 13 June 1992, 22:58:00. Edinburgh local time = Saturday, 13 June 1992, 23:58:00.

Jump to: -4 weeks | -1 day | -12 hours | -6 hours | -1 hour | -10 minutes | Now | +10 minutes | +1 hour | +6 hours | +12 hours | +1 day | +4 weeks

March equinox | June solstice | September equinox | December solstice

Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

= Civil Twilight (lightest shade)

= Nautical Twilight

= Astronomical Twilight

= Night, no twilight (darkest shade)

See where the Moon is over the horizon

Find the Sun at Another Time in a Location

 / 
 / 
 : 
 : 

Start typing name of city

Advertising

Position of the Sun

On Saturday, 13 June 1992, 22:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 16' North, Longitude: 164° 27' West

The ground speed is currently 426.28 meters/second, 1534.6 kilometres/hour, 953.6 miles/hour or 828.6 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 59.9"25.58 kmWest0° 00' 00.1"0.00 kmNorth25.58 km
1 hour14° 59' 52.0"1533.93 kmWest0° 00' 07.4"0.23 kmNorth1533.92 km
24 hours0° 03' 09.2"5.38 kmEast0° 02' 45.1"5.08 kmNorth7.40 km

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, 13 June 1992, 22:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 43' South, Longitude: 0° 19' West

The ground speed is currently 409.74 meters/second, 1475.1 kilometres/hour, 916.6 miles/hour or 796.5 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 27.9"24.58 kmWest0° 00' 02.3"0.07 kmSouth24.58 km
1 hour14° 27' 52.6"1474.42 kmWest0° 02' 14.5"4.14 kmSouth1474.22 km
24 hours12° 47' 32.3"1304.08 kmEast0° 18' 08.4"33.48 kmSouth1303.00 km

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
HonoluluSat 12:58713 km443 miles385 nmEast-southeast ESE
MidwaySat 11:581406 km874 miles759 nmWest-northwest WNW
KiritimatiSat 12:582489 km1547 miles1344 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Baker IslandSat 10:582864 km1780 miles1547 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Wake IslandSun 10:583026 km1880 miles1634 nmWest W
MajuroSun 10:583144 km1953 miles1697 nmWest-southwest WSW
Adak *Sat 13:583342 km2077 miles1804 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Unalaska *Sat 14:583402 km2114 miles1837 nmNorth N
TarawaSun 10:583430 km2132 miles1852 nmSouthwest SW
FakaofoSat 11:583683 km2289 miles1989 nmSouth-southwest SSW

Astronomy Calculators

More Information

Related Time Zone Tools