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 Saturday, November 7, 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

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 444.94 meters/second, 1601.8 km/hour, 995.3 miles/hour or 864.9 knots.

Locations with the Sun near zenith

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Peru - Arequipa - Arequipa	Sat 11:24 AM	156 km	97 miles	84 nm	W
Bolivia - La Paz	Sat 12:24 PM	205 km	127 miles	111 nm	E
Chile - Arica *	Sat 1:24 PM	227 km	141 miles	122 nm	S
Bolivia - Oruro	Sat 12:24 PM	354 km	220 miles	191 nm	ESE
Peru - Cusco - Cuzco	Sat 11:24 AM	381 km	237 miles	206 nm	NNW
Chile - Iquique *	Sat 1:24 PM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	S
Bolivia - Cochabamba	Sat 12:24 PM	431 km	268 miles	233 nm	ESE
Bolivia - Potosi	Sat 12:24 PM	574 km	357 miles	310 nm	SE
Bolivia - Sucre	Sat 12:24 PM	584 km	363 miles	316 nm	ESE
Peru - Ica - Ica	Sat 11:24 AM	671 km	417 miles	362 nm	WNW

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