Day and Night World Map

The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 12:58:00 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, December 19, 2009 at 12:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 25'	South
Longitude:	15° 12'	West

During the next hour, the Sun's position relative to Earth's surface will move in an westerly direction by 14° 59' 41" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 03" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 425.70 meters/second, 1532.5 km/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.5 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
Saint Helena - Jamestown	Sat 12:58 PM	1294 km	804 miles	699 nm	NE
Brazil - Espírito Santo - Vitória *	Sat 10:58 AM	2619 km	1627 miles	1414 nm	W
Brazil - Alagoas - Maceió	Sat 9:58 AM	2662 km	1654 miles	1438 nm	WNW
Brazil - Bahia - Ilhéus	Sat 9:58 AM	2684 km	1667 miles	1449 nm	WNW
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro - Campos *	Sat 10:58 AM	2687 km	1670 miles	1451 nm	W
Brazil - Pernambuco - Recife	Sat 9:58 AM	2700 km	1677 miles	1458 nm	NW
Brazil - Bahia - Itabuna	Sat 9:58 AM	2705 km	1681 miles	1460 nm	WNW
Brazil - Sergipe - Aracaju	Sat 9:58 AM	2706 km	1682 miles	1461 nm	WNW
Brazil - Bahia - Salvador	Sat 9:58 AM	2716 km	1688 miles	1466 nm	WNW
Brazil - Bahia - Salvador	Sat 9:58 AM	2716 km	1688 miles	1466 nm	WNW

Symbols

* means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (2 places listed).

Sat means Saturday, December 19, 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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