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 21:24:00 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 21:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 48'	South
Longitude:	145° 03'	West

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 444.13 meters/second, 1598.9 km/hour, 993.5 miles/hour or 863.3 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
France - Tahiti - Papeete	Sun 11:24 AM	487 km	303 miles	263 nm	W
France - Marquesas Islands - Taiohae	Sun 11:54 AM	1052 km	654 miles	568 nm	NE
French Polynesia - Gambier Islands	Sun 12:24 PM	1268 km	788 miles	684 nm	SE
Cook Islands - Rarotonga	Sun 11:24 AM	1677 km	1042 miles	906 nm	WSW
Pitcairn Islands - Adamstown	Sun 1:24 PM	1804 km	1121 miles	974 nm	ESE
Kiribati - Christmas Island - Kiritimati	Mon 11:24 AM	2467 km	1533 miles	1332 nm	NW
Niue - Alofi	Sun 10:24 AM	2644 km	1643 miles	1428 nm	W
American Samoa - Pago Pago	Sun 10:24 AM	2764 km	1718 miles	1492 nm	W
Samoa - Apia	Sun 10:24 AM	2885 km	1792 miles	1558 nm	W
Tokelau - Tokelau - Fakaofo	Sun 11:24 AM	2953 km	1835 miles	1594 nm	WNW

Symbols Sun means Sunday, November 8, 2009 (9 places listed). Mon means Monday, November 9, 2009 (1 place 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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