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 10:34:00 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 Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 10:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 40'	South
Longitude:	17° 27'	East

During the next hour, the Sun's position relative to Earth's surface will move in an westerly direction by 14° 59' 57" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 43" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 444.43 meters/second, 1600.0 km/hour, 994.2 miles/hour or 863.9 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
Angola - Lubango	Sun 11:34 AM	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	WNW
Namibia - Windhoek *	Sun 12:34 PM	654 km	406 miles	353 nm	S
Angola - Luanda	Sun 11:34 AM	975 km	606 miles	526 nm	NNW
Zambia - Lusaka	Sun 12:34 PM	1164 km	723 miles	629 nm	E
Congo Dem.Rep. - Lubumbashi	Sun 12:34 PM	1213 km	754 miles	655 nm	ENE
Botswana - Gaborone	Sun 12:34 PM	1248 km	775 miles	674 nm	SE
Congo Dem.Rep. - Kinshasa	Sun 11:34 AM	1388 km	863 miles	750 nm	N
Congo - Brazzaville	Sun 11:34 AM	1397 km	868 miles	754 nm	N
Zimbabwe - Harare	Sun 12:34 PM	1454 km	904 miles	785 nm	E
South Africa - Pretoria	Sun 12:34 PM	1498 km	931 miles	809 nm	SE

Symbols * means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (1 place listed). Sun means Sunday, November 8, 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. Configure this site! (Select AM/PM or 24 hour mode, home place and country)

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