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 Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 04:06:00 UTC.
• Local time for Philadelphia is Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 12:06:00 AM.
• 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

During the next hour, the Sun's position relative to Earth's surface will move in an westerly direction by 15° 00' 03" longitude and in a southerly direction by 0° 00' 51" latitude.

The average ground speed of the movement is currently 452.39 meters/second, 1628.6 km/hour, 1012.0 miles/hour or 879.4 knots.

Locations with the Sun near zenith

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Indonesia - Bali - Denpasar	Tue 12:06 PM	466 km	289 miles	251 nm	N
Indonesia - Lombok - Mataram	Tue 12:06 PM	499 km	310 miles	269 nm	NNE
Indonesia - Bali - Singaraja	Tue 12:06 PM	526 km	327 miles	284 nm	N
Indonesia - Java - Malang	Tue 11:06 AM	567 km	352 miles	306 nm	NNW
Indonesia - Java - Kediri	Tue 11:06 AM	605 km	376 miles	327 nm	NNW
Indonesia - Java - Surabaya	Tue 11:06 AM	645 km	401 miles	348 nm	NNW
Indonesia - Java - Madiun	Tue 11:06 AM	658 km	409 miles	355 nm	NNW
Indonesia - Sumbawa - Raba	Tue 12:06 PM	671 km	417 miles	363 nm	NE
Indonesia - Java - Surakarta	Tue 11:06 AM	707 km	439 miles	382 nm	NW
Indonesia - Java - Yogyakarta	Tue 11:06 AM	712 km	442 miles	384 nm	NW

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