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, June 20, 2012 at 17:08:00 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 20, 2012 at 17:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	North
Longitude:	76° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.73 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	north	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.7"	951.96 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	951.96 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 17.0"	3.48 mi	east	0° 00' 06.3"	0.12 mi	south	3.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 17:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 45'	North
Longitude:	63° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.24 meters/second, 1520.0 km/hour, 944.5 miles/hour or 820.8 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' 30.0"	15.74 mi	west	0° 00' 04.9"	0.09 mi	south	15.74 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 08.4"	944.28 mi	west	0° 04' 59.4"	5.72 mi	south	944.54 mi
24 hours	11° 51' 36.6"	772.32 mi	east	2° 26' 13.9"	167.64 mi	south	795.80 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
Nassau *	Wed 1:08 PM	185 km	115 miles	100 nm	NNW
Camagüey *	Wed 1:08 PM	253 km	157 miles	137 nm	SSW
Holguín *	Wed 1:08 PM	289 km	179 miles	156 nm	SSE
Freeport *	Wed 1:08 PM	390 km	243 miles	211 nm	NNW
Santiago de Cuba *	Wed 1:08 PM	392 km	244 miles	212 nm	SSE
Miami *	Wed 1:08 PM	429 km	267 miles	232 nm	NW
Hialeah *	Wed 1:08 PM	439 km	273 miles	237 nm	NW
Hollywood *	Wed 1:08 PM	440 km	273 miles	237 nm	NW
Fort Lauderdale *	Wed 1:08 PM	447 km	278 miles	241 nm	NW
Key West *	Wed 1:08 PM	518 km	322 miles	280 nm	WNW