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 Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:04:00 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 Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 30'	South
Longitude:	5° 06'	West

During the next hour, the Sun's position relative to Earth's surface will move in an westerly direction by 14° 59' 59" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 46" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 447.07 meters/second, 1609.4 km/hour, 1000.1 miles/hour or 869.0 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
Saint Helena - Jamestown	Wed 12:04 PM	81 km	50 miles	44 nm	SW
Angola - Lubango	Wed 1:04 PM	1998 km	1242 miles	1079 nm	E
Angola - Luanda	Wed 1:04 PM	2136 km	1327 miles	1153 nm	ENE
Sao Tome and Principe - São Tomé	Wed 12:04 PM	2182 km	1356 miles	1178 nm	NE
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Abidjan	Wed 12:04 PM	2305 km	1432 miles	1245 nm	N
Gabon - Libreville	Wed 1:04 PM	2384 km	1481 miles	1287 nm	NE
Ghana - Accra	Wed 12:04 PM	2389 km	1484 miles	1290 nm	NNE
Namibia - Windhoek *	Wed 2:04 PM	2461 km	1529 miles	1329 nm	ESE
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Yamoussoukro	Wed 12:04 PM	2472 km	1536 miles	1335 nm	N
Liberia - Monrovia	Wed 12:04 PM	2494 km	1550 miles	1347 nm	NNW

Symbols * means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (1 place listed). Wed means Wednesday, November 4, 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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