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, December 6, 2009 at 10:24:00 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, December 6, 2009 at 10:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 32'	South
Longitude:	21° 46'	East

During the next hour, the Sun's position relative to Earth's surface will move in an westerly direction by 14° 59' 44" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 18" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 428.51 meters/second, 1542.7 km/hour, 958.6 miles/hour or 833.0 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
Namibia - Windhoek *	Sun 12:24 PM	480 km	298 miles	259 nm	W
Botswana - Gaborone	Sun 12:24 PM	483 km	300 miles	261 nm	ESE
South Africa - Johannesburg	Sun 12:24 PM	739 km	459 miles	399 nm	SE
South Africa - Pretoria	Sun 12:24 PM	741 km	461 miles	400 nm	ESE
South Africa - Vereeniging	Sun 12:24 PM	776 km	482 miles	419 nm	SE
South Africa - Bloemfontein	Sun 12:24 PM	853 km	530 miles	461 nm	SSE
Lesotho - Maseru	Sun 12:24 PM	942 km	585 miles	509 nm	SE
Swaziland - Mbabane	Sun 12:24 PM	1038 km	645 miles	560 nm	ESE
Zambia - Lusaka	Sun 12:24 PM	1048 km	651 miles	566 nm	NE
Zimbabwe - Harare	Sun 12:24 PM	1103 km	685 miles	595 nm	ENE

Symbols * means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (1 place listed). Sun means Sunday, December 6, 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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