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 Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 21:28:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 21:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 15° 03' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.79 meters/second, 1507.6 km/hour, 936.8 miles/hour or 814.1 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' 30.3" | 15.61 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.2" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.61 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 22.1" | 936.51 mi | west | 0° 04' 17.5" | 4.92 mi | north | 936.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 03' 20.2" | 778.39 mi | east | 1° 14' 40.4" | 85.64 mi | north | 779.79 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 |
|---|
| Sabha | Thu 11:28 PM | 665 km | 413 miles | 359 nm |  N |
| Agadez | Thu 10:28 PM | 871 km | 541 miles | 470 nm |  WSW |
| Ndjamena | Thu 10:28 PM | 991 km | 616 miles | 535 nm |  S |
| Kano | Thu 10:28 PM | 1221 km | 759 miles | 659 nm |  SW |
| Tripoli | Thu 11:28 PM | 1324 km | 823 miles | 715 nm | N |
| Abuja | Thu 10:28 PM | 1563 km | 971 miles | 844 nm |  SSW |
| Niamey | Thu 10:28 PM | 1609 km | 1000 miles | 869 nm | WSW |
| Valletta | Thu 10:28 PM | 1645 km | 1022 miles | 888 nm | N |
| Tunis | Thu 10:28 PM | 1806 km | 1122 miles | 975 nm |  NNW |
| Alexandria | Thu 11:28 PM | 1863 km | 1157 miles | 1006 nm |  NE |
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