Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and indicates which parts of the Earth are in day and which are in night.

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 22:14:00 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 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, October 10, 2009 at 22:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 58'	South
Longitude:	156° 47'	West

During the next hour, the Sun's position relative to Earth's surface will move in an westerly direction by 15° 00' 10" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 57" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 460.52 meters/second, 1657.9 km/hour, 1030.1 miles/hour or 895.2 knots.

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
Kiribati - Christmas Island - Kiritimati	Sun 12:14 PM	978 km	608 miles	528 nm	N
France - Tahiti - Papeete	Sat 12:14 PM	1408 km	875 miles	760 nm	SSE
Tokelau - Tokelau - Fakaofo	Sat 12:14 PM	1614 km	1003 miles	871 nm	W
Cook Islands - Rarotonga	Sat 12:14 PM	1634 km	1015 miles	882 nm	SSW
Kiribati - Phoenix Islands - Rawaki	Sun 11:14 AM	1641 km	1019 miles	886 nm	WNW
American Samoa - Pago Pago	Sat 11:14 AM	1723 km	1070 miles	930 nm	WSW
Samoa - Apia	Sat 11:14 AM	1804 km	1121 miles	974 nm	WSW
France - Marquesas Islands - Taiohae	Sat 12:44 PM	1919 km	1192 miles	1036 nm	E
Niue - Alofi	Sat 11:14 AM	1952 km	1213 miles	1054 nm	SW
Wallis and Futuna - Mata-Utu	Sun 10:14 AM	2235 km	1389 miles	1207 nm	WSW

Symbols Sat means Saturday, October 10, 2009 (7 places listed). Sun means Sunday, October 11, 2009 (3 places listed). km means kilometers from origin. miles means miles from origin. nm means nautical miles from origin. All numbers are air distances. Configure this site! (Select AM/PM or 24 hour mode, home place and country)

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