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 Friday, December 2, 2011 at 17:12:00 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: 53%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 2, 2011 at 17:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 34' | South |
| Longitude: | 13° 23' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.52 meters/second, 1621.9 km/hour, 1007.8 miles/hour or 875.7 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' 34.3" | 16.80 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.80 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 34' 25.4" | 1007.77 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.0" | 13.30 mi | north | 1007.90 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 08' 26.9" | 701.24 mi | east | 4° 36' 29.7" | 316.65 mi | north | 769.43 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 |
|---|
| Franceville | Fri 6:12 PM | 24 km | 15 miles | 13 nm |  ESE |
| Dolisie | Fri 6:12 PM | 303 km | 188 miles | 163 nm |  SSW |
| Brazzaville | Fri 6:12 PM | 366 km | 228 miles | 198 nm |  SE |
| Kinshasa | Fri 6:12 PM | 373 km | 232 miles | 202 nm | SE |
| Pointe-Noire | Fri 6:12 PM | 394 km | 245 miles | 213 nm | SSW |
| Cabinda | Fri 6:12 PM | 461 km | 287 miles | 249 nm | SSW |
| Ebebiyín | Fri 6:12 PM | 469 km | 292 miles | 254 nm |  NNW |
| Libreville | Fri 6:12 PM | 487 km | 303 miles | 263 nm |  WNW |
| Port-Gentil | Fri 6:12 PM | 519 km | 323 miles | 280 nm |  W |
| Bata | Fri 6:12 PM | 552 km | 343 miles | 298 nm |  NW |
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