Day and Night World Map

The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 16:14:00 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 16:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 27'	South
Longitude:	67° 34'	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 444.95 meters/second, 1601.8 km/hour, 995.3 miles/hour or 864.9 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
Bolivia - La Paz	Sat 12:14 PM	62 km	39 miles	34 nm	W
Bolivia - Oruro	Sat 12:14 PM	176 km	109 miles	95 nm	SSE
Bolivia - Cochabamba	Sat 12:14 PM	184 km	115 miles	100 nm	SE
Chile - Arica *	Sat 1:14 PM	370 km	230 miles	200 nm	SW
Bolivia - Sucre	Sat 12:14 PM	376 km	234 miles	203 nm	SE
Bolivia - Potosi	Sat 12:14 PM	397 km	247 miles	214 nm	SSE
Peru - Arequipa - Arequipa	Sat 11:14 AM	423 km	263 miles	229 nm	W
Bolivia - Santa Cruz	Sat 12:14 PM	484 km	300 miles	261 nm	ESE
Chile - Iquique *	Sat 1:14 PM	499 km	310 miles	270 nm	SSW
Peru - Cusco - Cuzco	Sat 11:14 AM	571 km	355 miles	308 nm	NW

Symbols

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