Day and Night World Map

The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 16:34:00 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 16:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 27'	South
Longitude:	72° 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 444.94 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
Peru - Arequipa - Arequipa	Sat 11:34 AM	111 km	69 miles	60 nm	E
Chile - Arica *	Sat 1:34 PM	327 km	203 miles	177 nm	SE
Peru - Cusco - Cuzco	Sat 11:34 AM	330 km	205 miles	178 nm	NNE
Peru - Ica - Ica	Sat 11:34 AM	438 km	272 miles	237 nm	NW
Bolivia - La Paz	Sat 12:34 PM	472 km	293 miles	255 nm	E
Chile - Iquique *	Sat 1:34 PM	488 km	303 miles	263 nm	SSE
Peru - Junín - Huancayo	Sat 11:34 AM	561 km	348 miles	303 nm	NNW
Bolivia - Oruro	Sat 12:34 PM	601 km	373 miles	324 nm	ESE
Peru - Lima - Lima	Sat 11:34 AM	672 km	418 miles	363 nm	NW
Peru - Callao - Callao	Sat 11:34 AM	690 km	429 miles	373 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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