Is it dark outside? Draw a sun map! Our closest star, the sun, is quite fidgety. The times it rises and sets depend on where you are, and whether it is winter or not.

We would like to be able to deduce if the sun is shining outside without having to leave the comforts of our basements - which is why we need an up-to-date sun map (a.k.a. daylight map). You are the one to write a program that generates just that!

Rules: Your program should output an image (in a known format) or an ASCII art representation of our planet, showing (an approximation of) which parts are currently lit by the sun. Your program must be original and self-contained: you are not allowed to copy, use, include or call any code except your programming language's standard libraries.

If you still don't have a clue what I'm talking about, here's an example from Wikipedia:



This is a popularity contest. You should note in your answer which of the following you're trying to achieve (multiple choices possible):


Correctness. Note that the rules say 'an approximation of' - the better your approximation, the more points in this category. You can check your implementation against Wolfram Alpha's, Time and Date's or die.net's.
Functionality. For example, what about interactivity? Marking specific locations? Mapping other planets?
Aesthetics. Drawing continents? Bonus points. Textured continents? Bonus points. On a 3D earth? With clouds? Stars? Correct stars? Massive bonus points. And so on.
Using uncommon, old, or just plain wrong technology. Sure, you could whip this up in Mathematica, but have you considered using m4? SQL? Forth? x86 assembly?
Fun. Want to use a Dymaxion-projection map? Go ahead!
Short code. This is the Code Golf SE, after all.


Have fun!
Haskell - low quality code
I was extremely tired when I wrote this.

I might have gone too far with projections idea, anyway, here's the projection the program uses. Basically like projecting earth onto a cube and then unfolding it. Besides, in this projection, the shadow is made of straight lines.
The program uses current date/time, and outputs a PPM file on stdout.
import Data.Time.Clock
import Data.Time.Calendar
import Control.Applicative
import Data.Fixed
import Data.Maybe

earth :: [[Int]]
earth = [[256],[256],[256],[256],[64,1,1,2,1,5,14,16,152],[56,19,3,27,1,6,50,1,2,1,90],[53,6,1,11,2,36,26,1,2,1,16,2,1,1,2,1,24,4,66],[47,2,5,14,4,35,22,7,54,2,1,3,60],[38,1,2,2,3,1,6,1,2,1,2,7,6,1,1,33,24,3,3,1,56,2,60],[34,2,1,4,2,1,3,1,1,3,3,2,15,3,3,29,57,5,19,1,2,11,17,1,1,1,34],[40,3,10,2,1,8,16,27,54,3,18,19,18,1,36],[33,6,5,3,2,3,1,3,2,2,1,5,16,21,1,2,53,2,10,1,6,19,1,7,4,3,9,2,33],[32,4,1,7,1,2,3,2,1,1,3,11,14,23,53,2,10,3,1,4,2,33,7,7,29],[8,5,25,10,5,3,2,14,10,2,1,18,1,2,31,6,18,1,7,4,1,60,22],[5,18,2,12,3,5,1,3,2,2,1,3,4,2,3,8,11,18,30,13,9,2,7,3,2,72,1,6,8],[4,36,2,1,1,4,3,7,1,4,3,9,8,15,34,18,2,2,2,17,1,78,4],[4,1,1,27,3,1,1,24,6,3,1,1,1,3,6,13,13,1,20,15,1,4,1,104,1],[3,31,1,24,1,2,4,8,10,9,12,6,18,7,3,7,1,1,2,99,3,2,2],[7,50,2,2,2,1,2,1,3,2,1,2,10,7,15,1,20,7,2,111,7,1],[4,35,1,15,9,1,1,3,4,1,12,5,34,8,3,110,10],[4,9,1,2,1,37,12,6,16,3,34,8,3,96,5,6,13],[6,6,1,1,8,32,12,6,3,1,49,9,4,2,1,86,1,3,4,2,19],[9,2,1,1,11,31,11,11,40,1,8,1,2,4,5,83,12,3,20],[8,1,16,33,9,11,39,2,8,1,2,3,3,83,13,5,19],[28,33,5,12,40,2,7,3,6,62,1,19,13,5,20],[27,36,2,15,34,3,2,2,6,71,1,22,11,2,22],[30,21,1,11,2,16,33,3,1,4,2,72,1,24,1,1,9,1,23],[31,21,1,26,39,4,1,98,1,1,33],[31,42,7,1,40,100,1,1,33],[33,25,2,15,4,4,35,102,36],[33,23,2,1,2,14,8,1,36,27,1,9,1,61,3,1,33],[33,26,5,14,42,10,1,11,2,2,2,7,3,5,1,9,1,44,38],[33,26,1,2,1,9,2,1,45,7,1,2,2,9,8,6,2,6,1,53,4,2,33],[33,26,1,4,1,6,44,8,6,2,3,7,9,5,3,56,1,1,4,3,33],[33,37,45,8,7,2,3,6,2,4,3,6,4,53,43],[33,36,46,6,6,1,4,1,2,2,3,16,3,47,1,5,8,2,34],[34,34,46,7,11,1,3,2,2,16,3,45,6,2,8,1,35],[34,33,48,5,11,1,4,1,4,16,2,49,3,2,6,2,35],[35,32,54,8,17,60,5,2,4,4,35],[36,30,50,12,18,60,8,2,1,1,38],[38,27,50,15,16,61,6,2,41],[38,25,51,18,3,4,6,62,6,1,42],[39,1,1,17,2,3,51,93,49],[40,1,1,11,9,2,49,31,1,10,2,50,49],[40,1,2,9,10,2,48,33,1,10,2,49,49],[41,1,2,8,11,1,47,34,2,10,5,44,50],[42,1,2,7,58,36,1,11,2,1,8,36,51],[46,6,58,36,2,15,7,34,2,1,49],[46,6,12,2,43,38,2,14,7,2,1,12,1,15,55],[46,6,5,2,7,2,41,38,2,14,10,10,4,10,59],[47,6,3,3,10,3,38,37,3,12,11,8,6,9,2,1,57],[49,10,51,38,3,9,13,7,8,9,9,2,48],[51,7,51,40,2,7,15,6,9,1,1,8,8,2,48],[55,7,47,41,1,6,17,4,12,8,8,1,49],[57,5,47,42,1,2,20,4,13,8,9,1,47],[59,3,8,1,38,43,22,4,13,1,2,4,10,2,46],[60,2,6,5,38,41,1,4,18,3,17,3,10,2,46],[61,2,1,1,2,3,1,7,34,45,18,2,18,1,60],[63,1,2,13,33,44,22,1,12,1,16,3,45],[66,14,33,43,22,1,13,1,14,1,1,1,46],[66,18,30,4,1,1,5,30,34,1,2,2,9,3,50],[66,19,43,27,34,2,2,1,7,3,52],[65,20,43,26,36,2,1,2,5,5,51],[65,21,42,24,39,3,4,7,2,1,1,1,1,1,44],[56,1,7,23,41,16,1,6,41,2,4,6,7,1,44],[64,25,39,16,1,5,42,3,4,5,2,1,8,1,2,1,37],[64,29,35,22,43,3,1,1,2,3,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,7,6,1,27],[63,31,35,20,45,2,11,1,9,7,4,2,26],[64,32,34,19,67,1,2,6,1,2,28],[65,31,34,12,1,6,48,4,18,6,31],[65,31,34,19,54,2,1,2,2,1,10,2,2,1,30],[66,29,36,14,1,3,57,1,19,2,28],[66,29,36,14,1,4,63,1,42],[67,27,36,15,1,4,63,5,3,2,33],[67,26,37,20,5,2,53,2,1,4,4,2,33],[68,25,37,20,4,3,52,9,3,3,32],[70,23,36,20,3,4,53,11,1,4,31],[71,22,37,17,5,4,51,18,31],[71,22,37,16,7,3,50,20,30],[71,21,39,15,6,3,5,1,42,24,29],[71,20,40,15,6,3,47,26,28],[71,17,43,15,6,3,46,28,27],[71,16,45,13,8,1,48,27,27],[71,16,45,12,58,28,26],[71,16,45,12,58,28,26],[70,16,47,10,59,28,26],[70,15,49,9,60,27,26],[70,14,50,7,62,7,6,13,27],[70,13,51,6,63,6,8,1,1,9,28],[70,10,138,10,28],[69,12,139,7,29],[69,11,141,5,19,3,8],[69,8,167,3,9],[69,8,166,1,1,1,10],[70,5,149,2,16,2,12],[69,6,166,3,12],[68,6,166,2,14],[68,5,166,3,14],[68,6,182],[67,6,183],[68,4,184],[68,4,6,2,176],[69,4,183],[70,5,20,1,160],[256],[256],[256],[256],[256],[256],[78,1,1,1,109,1,65],[75,2,115,1,23,1,39],[72,3,80,1,1,5,20,42,32],[74,1,70,1,4,21,5,52,2,1,25],[67,1,2,2,1,4,64,28,4,62,21],[69,9,34,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,48,3,69,15],[50,1,5,1,16,5,34,130,14],[32,1,1,2,4,1,3,1,4,29,32,128,18],[20,1,1,54,32,128,20],[17,49,34,137,19],[9,1,2,54,20,4,6,143,17],[16,51,18,5,10,135,21],[11,1,4,54,25,140,21],[12,66,4,155,19],[12,231,13],[0,6,9,5,2,234],[0,256],[0,256]]
main = do
    header
    mapM_ line [0..299]
    where
        header = do
            putStrLn &quot;P3&quot;
            putStrLn &quot;# Some PPM readers expect a comment here&quot;
            putStrLn &quot;400 300&quot;
            putStrLn &quot;2&quot;
        line y = mapM_ (\x -&gt; pixel x y &gt;&gt;= draw) [0..399]
            where
                draw (r, g, b) = putStrLn $ (show r) ++ &quot; &quot; ++ (show g) ++ &quot; &quot; ++ (show b)
                pixel x y = fromMaybe (return (1, 1, 1)) $
                    mapRegion (\x y -&gt; (50, -x, y)) (x - 50) (y - 50)
                    &lt;|&gt; mapRegion (\x y -&gt; (-x, -50, y)) (x - 150) (y - 50)
                    &lt;|&gt; mapRegion (\x y -&gt; (-x, y, 50)) (x - 150) (y - 150)
                    &lt;|&gt; mapRegion (\x y -&gt; (-50, y, -x)) (x - 250) (y - 150)
                    &lt;|&gt; mapRegion (\x y -&gt; (y, 50, -x)) (x - 250) (y - 250)
                    &lt;|&gt; mapRegion (\x y -&gt; (y, -x, -50)) (x - 350) (y - 250)
                    where
                        mapRegion f x y = if x &gt;= -50 &amp;&amp; y &gt;= -50 &amp;&amp; x &lt; 50 &amp;&amp; y &lt; 50 then
                            Just $ fmap (worldMap . shade) getCurrentTime
                            else Nothing
                                where
                                    t (x, y, z) = (atan2 y z) / pi
                                    p (x, y, z) = asin (x / (sqrt $ x*x+y*y+z*z)) / pi * 2
                                    rotate o (x, y, z) = (x, y * cos o + z * sin o, z * cos o - y * sin o)
                                    tilt o (x, y, z) = (x * cos o - y * sin o, x * sin o + y * cos o, z)
                                    shade c = ((t $ rotate yearAngle $ tilt 0.366 $ rotate (dayAngle - yearAngle) $ f x y)) `mod'` 2 &gt; 1
                                        where
                                            dayAngle = fromIntegral (fromEnum $ utctDayTime c) / 43200000000000000 * pi + pi / 2
                                            yearAngle = (fromIntegral $ toModifiedJulianDay $ utctDay c) / 182.624 * pi + 2.5311
                                    worldMap c = case (c, index (t $ f x y) (p $ f x y)) of
                                            (False, False) -&gt; (0, 0, 0)
                                            (False, True) -&gt; (0, 0, 1)
                                            (True, False) -&gt; (2, 1, 0)
                                            (True, True) -&gt; (0, 1, 2)
                                            where
                                                index x y = index' (earth !! (floor $ (y + 1) * 63)) (floor $ (x + 1) * 127) True
                                                    where
                                                        index' [] _ p = False
                                                        index' (x:d) n p
                                                            | n &lt; x = p
                                                            | otherwise = index' d (n - x) (not p)

That's right - triangular where-code, nested cases, invalid IO usage.