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 Thursday, November 5, 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 Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 47'	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' 59" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 45" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 446.43 meters/second, 1607.1 km/hour, 998.6 miles/hour or 867.8 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	Thu 12:04 PM	397 km	247 miles	214 nm	ENE
Angola - Luanda	Thu 12:04 PM	855 km	531 miles	462 nm	NNE
Namibia - Windhoek *	Thu 1:04 PM	1065 km	662 miles	575 nm	SE
Congo Dem.Rep. - Kinshasa	Thu 12:04 PM	1401 km	871 miles	757 nm	NNE
Congo - Brazzaville	Thu 12:04 PM	1405 km	873 miles	759 nm	NNE
Saint Helena - Jamestown	Thu 11:04 AM	1673 km	1040 miles	903 nm	W
Gabon - Libreville	Thu 12:04 PM	1803 km	1120 miles	973 nm	N
Sao Tome and Principe - São Tomé	Thu 11:04 AM	1817 km	1129 miles	981 nm	NNW
Botswana - Gaborone	Thu 1:04 PM	1936 km	1203 miles	1046 nm	ESE
Congo Dem.Rep. - Lubumbashi	Thu 1:04 PM	1952 km	1213 miles	1054 nm	E

Symbols * means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (1 place listed). Thu means Thursday, November 5, 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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