Day and Night World Map

The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 15:24:00 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 Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 15:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 26'	South
Longitude:	55° 04'	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' 44" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 444.97 meters/second, 1601.9 km/hour, 995.4 miles/hour or 865.0 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
Brazil - Mato Grosso - Cuiabá *	Sat 12:24 PM	148 km	92 miles	80 nm	NW
Brazil - Mato Grosso Do Sul - Campo Grande *	Sat 12:24 PM	441 km	274 miles	238 nm	S
Brazil - Goiás - Goiânia *	Sat 1:24 PM	617 km	383 miles	333 nm	E
Brazil - Goiás - Anápolis *	Sat 1:24 PM	652 km	405 miles	352 nm	E
Brazil - Distrito Federal - Brasilia *	Sat 1:24 PM	766 km	476 miles	413 nm	E
Brazil - Minas Gerais - Uberlândia *	Sat 1:24 PM	772 km	480 miles	417 nm	ESE
Brazil - São Paulo - São Jose do Rio Prêto *	Sat 1:24 PM	776 km	482 miles	419 nm	SE
Brazil - Minas Gerais - Uberaba *	Sat 1:24 PM	839 km	522 miles	453 nm	ESE
Brazil - Paraná - Londrina *	Sat 1:24 PM	879 km	546 miles	475 nm	SSE
Bolivia - Santa Cruz	Sat 11:24 AM	881 km	547 miles	476 nm	W

Symbols

* means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (9 places listed).

Sat means Saturday, November 7, 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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