Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun
symbolizes the position of the sun.

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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 05:38:00 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.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 13%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 05:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 54' | South |
| Longitude: | 48° 38' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.86 meters/second, 1579.9 km/hour, 981.7 miles/hour or 853.1 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 26.9" | 16.36 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.6" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.36 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 57.2" | 981.53 mi | west | 0° 12' 33.6" | 14.39 mi | south | 981.29 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 34' 31.9" | 922.19 mi | east | 4° 41' 05.7" | 322.09 mi | south | 968.98 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Mamoutzou | Tue 8:38 AM | 425 km | 264 miles | 230 nm | WSW |
| Mutsamudu | Tue 8:38 AM | 483 km | 300 miles | 261 nm | WSW |
| Moroni | Tue 8:38 AM | 587 km | 365 miles | 317 nm | W |
| Toamasina | Tue 8:38 AM | 807 km | 501 miles | 436 nm | S |
| Antananarivo | Tue 8:38 AM | 895 km | 556 miles | 483 nm | S |
| Antsirabe | Tue 8:38 AM | 1007 km | 626 miles | 544 nm | S |
| Victoria | Tue 9:38 AM | 1023 km | 636 miles | 552 nm | NE |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 8:38 AM | 1123 km | 698 miles | 606 nm | WNW |
| Saint-Denis | Tue 9:38 AM | 1323 km | 822 miles | 714 nm | SSE |
| Port Louis | Tue 9:38 AM | 1397 km | 868 miles | 754 nm | SE |
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