Day and Night World Map

The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Friday, November 6, 2009 at 16:24:00 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 16:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 09'	South
Longitude:	70° 05'	West

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 445.61 meters/second, 1604.2 km/hour, 996.8 miles/hour or 866.2 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
Peru - Arequipa - Arequipa	Fri 11:24 AM	158 km	98 miles	85 nm	W
Bolivia - La Paz	Fri 12:24 PM	210 km	131 miles	113 nm	E
Chile - Arica *	Fri 1:24 PM	259 km	161 miles	140 nm	S
Peru - Cusco - Cuzco	Fri 11:24 AM	353 km	219 miles	191 nm	NW
Bolivia - Oruro	Fri 12:24 PM	372 km	231 miles	201 nm	ESE
Bolivia - Cochabamba	Fri 12:24 PM	441 km	274 miles	238 nm	ESE
Chile - Iquique *	Fri 1:24 PM	449 km	279 miles	243 nm	S
Bolivia - Potosi	Fri 12:24 PM	596 km	370 miles	322 nm	SE
Bolivia - Sucre	Fri 12:24 PM	603 km	374 miles	325 nm	ESE
Peru - Ica - Ica	Fri 11:24 AM	658 km	409 miles	355 nm	WNW

Symbols

* means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (2 places 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.

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