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 Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:24:00 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 Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 05'	South
Longitude:	19° 55'	East

During the next hour, the Sun's position relative to Earth's surface will move in an westerly direction by 14° 59' 58" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 45" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 445.78 meters/second, 1604.8 km/hour, 997.2 miles/hour or 866.5 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	Fri 11:24 AM	701 km	435 miles	378 nm	W
Namibia - Windhoek *	Fri 12:24 PM	776 km	482 miles	419 nm	SSW
Zambia - Lusaka	Fri 12:24 PM	896 km	557 miles	484 nm	E
Congo Dem.Rep. - Lubumbashi	Fri 12:24 PM	949 km	590 miles	512 nm	ENE
Angola - Luanda	Fri 11:24 AM	1074 km	668 miles	580 nm	NW
Botswana - Gaborone	Fri 12:24 PM	1136 km	706 miles	614 nm	SSE
Zimbabwe - Harare	Fri 12:24 PM	1203 km	748 miles	650 nm	E
South Africa - Pretoria	Fri 12:24 PM	1369 km	851 miles	739 nm	SE
South Africa - Johannesburg	Fri 12:24 PM	1387 km	862 miles	749 nm	SE
Congo Dem.Rep. - Kinshasa	Fri 11:24 AM	1398 km	868 miles	755 nm	NNW

Symbols * means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (1 place listed). Fri means Friday, November 6, 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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