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.

June Solstice 2009

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 05:45:00 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 Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 05:45:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	North
Longitude:	93° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.72 meters/second, 1532.6 km/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.5 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"	15.87 mi	west	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	south	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.8"	951.94 mi	west	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	south	951.94 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.9"	3.48 mi	east	0° 00' 12.4"	0.24 mi	south	3.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 05:45:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	25° 43'	North
Longitude:	69° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 400.34 meters/second, 1441.2 km/hour, 895.5 miles/hour or 778.2 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' 21.6"	14.93 mi	west	0° 00' 04.1"	0.08 mi	north	14.93 mi
1 hour	14° 21' 34.1"	895.11 mi	west	0° 04' 03.1"	4.65 mi	north	894.87 mi
24 hours	15° 39' 51.6"	976.35 mi	east	0° 43' 18.8"	49.70 mi	north	974.63 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
Aizawl	Sun 11:15 AM	127 km	79 miles	69 nm	WNW
Imphal	Sun 11:15 AM	153 km	95 miles	82 nm	N
Silchar	Sun 11:15 AM	190 km	118 miles	103 nm	NW
Kohima	Sun 11:15 AM	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	N
Chittagong *	Sun 12:45 PM	250 km	155 miles	135 nm	WSW
Sylhet *	Sun 12:45 PM	264 km	164 miles	143 nm	NW
Mandalay	Sun 12:15 PM	274 km	170 miles	148 nm	SE
Comilla *	Sun 12:45 PM	281 km	175 miles	152 nm	W
Cherrapunji	Sun 11:15 AM	302 km	188 miles	163 nm	NW
Shillong	Sun 11:15 AM	313 km	195 miles	169 nm	NW