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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 showing day and night parts of the world

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Map notes

Position of the Sun

On Friday, December 4, 2009 at 20:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 22° 20'South 
Longitude: 122° 24'West 

During the next hour, the Sun's position relative to Earth's surface will move in an westerly direction by 14° 59' 45" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 19" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 429.12 meters/second, 1544.8 km/hour, 959.9 miles/hour or 834.1 knots.

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 5 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Pitcairn Islands - AdamstownFri 12:00 Noon840 km522 miles454 nmWest-southwest WSW
French Polynesia - Gambier IslandsFri 11:00 AM1292 km803 miles698 nmWest W
Chile - Easter Island *Fri 3:00 PM1422 km883 miles768 nmEast-southeast ESE
France - Marquesas Islands - TaiohaeFri 10:30 AM2349 km1460 miles1268 nmNorthwest NW
France - Tahiti - PapeeteFri 10:00 AM2889 km1795 miles1560 nmWest W

Symbols

* means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time (1 place listed).
Fri means Friday, December 4, 2009 (5 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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