Day and Night World Map

The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 13:08:00 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 21, 2009 at 13:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 01'	South
Longitude:	20° 31'	West

During the next hour, the Sun's position relative to Earth's surface will move in an westerly direction by 14° 59' 50" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 33" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 435.92 meters/second, 1569.3 km/hour, 975.1 miles/hour or 847.4 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
Saint Helena - Jamestown	Sat 1:08 PM	1630 km	1013 miles	880 nm	ENE
Brazil - Alagoas - Maceió	Sat 10:08 AM	1996 km	1240 miles	1078 nm	WNW
Brazil - Pernambuco - Recife	Sat 10:08 AM	2033 km	1264 miles	1098 nm	NW
Brazil - Sergipe - Aracaju	Sat 10:08 AM	2045 km	1271 miles	1104 nm	WNW
Brazil - Bahia - Ilhéus	Sat 10:08 AM	2055 km	1277 miles	1109 nm	WNW
Brazil - Bahia - Salvador	Sat 10:08 AM	2069 km	1286 miles	1117 nm	WNW
Brazil - Bahia - Salvador	Sat 10:08 AM	2069 km	1286 miles	1117 nm	WNW
Brazil - Espírito Santo - Vitória *	Sat 11:08 AM	2073 km	1288 miles	1119 nm	W
Brazil - Bahia - Itabuna	Sat 10:08 AM	2076 km	1290 miles	1121 nm	WNW
Brazil - Bahia - Alagoinhas	Sat 10:08 AM	2095 km	1302 miles	1131 nm	WNW

Symbols

* means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (1 place listed).

Sat means Saturday, November 21, 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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