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 Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 00:24:00 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 Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 00:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 33'	South
Longitude:	169° 56'	East

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 444.72 meters/second, 1601.0 km/hour, 994.8 miles/hour or 864.5 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
Vanuatu - Port Vila	Sun 11:24 AM	216 km	134 miles	117 nm	SW
France - New Caledonia - Noumea	Sun 11:24 AM	731 km	454 miles	395 nm	SSW
Fiji - Suva	Sun 12:24 PM	918 km	571 miles	496 nm	ESE
Solomon Islands - Honiara	Sun 11:24 AM	1310 km	814 miles	707 nm	NW
Tuvalu - Funafuti	Sun 12:24 PM	1344 km	835 miles	725 nm	NE
Norfolk Island - Kingston	Sun 11:54 AM	1399 km	869 miles	755 nm	S
Wallis and Futuna - Mata-Utu	Sun 12:24 PM	1537 km	955 miles	830 nm	ENE
Tonga - Nukualofa	Sun 1:24 PM	1645 km	1022 miles	888 nm	ESE
Nauru - Yaren	Sun 12:24 PM	1802 km	1120 miles	973 nm	N
Samoa - Apia	Sat 1:24 PM	1991 km	1237 miles	1075 nm	E

Symbols Sat means Saturday, November 7, 2009 (1 place listed). Sun means Sunday, November 8, 2009 (9 places listed). km means kilometers from origin. miles means miles from origin. nm means nautical miles from origin. All numbers are air distances. Configure this site! (Select AM/PM or 24 hour mode, home place and country)

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