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 Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:04:00 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 Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 11'	South
Longitude:	9° 54'	East

During the next hour, the Sun's position relative to Earth's surface will move in an westerly direction by 14° 59' 60" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 47" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 447.75 meters/second, 1611.9 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.4 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
Angola - Lubango	Tue 12:04 PM	388 km	241 miles	209 nm	E
Angola - Luanda	Tue 12:04 PM	795 km	494 miles	429 nm	NNE
Namibia - Windhoek *	Tue 1:04 PM	1115 km	693 miles	602 nm	SE
Congo Dem.Rep. - Kinshasa	Tue 12:04 PM	1341 km	833 miles	724 nm	NNE
Congo - Brazzaville	Tue 12:04 PM	1344 km	835 miles	726 nm	NNE
Saint Helena - Jamestown	Tue 11:04 AM	1677 km	1042 miles	905 nm	W
Gabon - Libreville	Tue 12:04 PM	1735 km	1078 miles	937 nm	N
Sao Tome and Principe - São Tomé	Tue 11:04 AM	1750 km	1088 miles	945 nm	NNW
Congo Dem.Rep. - Lubumbashi	Tue 1:04 PM	1941 km	1206 miles	1048 nm	E
Zambia - Lusaka	Tue 1:04 PM	1969 km	1224 miles	1063 nm	E

Symbols * means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (1 place listed). Tue means Tuesday, November 3, 2009 (10 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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