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 Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 20:18:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 20:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 31' | North |
| Longitude: | 56° 23' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.85 meters/second, 1489.9 km/hour, 925.8 miles/hour or 804.5 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' 28.8" | 15.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.8" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 48.8" | 925.45 mi | west | 0° 00' 50.4" | 0.96 mi | south | 925.50 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 30' 24.5" | 799.41 mi | east | 0° 52' 28.8" | 60.19 mi | south | 804.15 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 |
|---|
| Nizwa | Sun 12:18 AM | 127 km | 79 miles | 69 nm |  ENE |
| Al Ain | Sun 12:18 AM | 198 km | 123 miles | 107 nm |  NNW |
| Seeb | Sun 12:18 AM | 226 km | 140 miles | 122 nm |  NE |
| Muscat | Sun 12:18 AM | 253 km | 157 miles | 136 nm | ENE |
| Abu Dhabi | Sun 12:18 AM | 296 km | 184 miles | 160 nm |  NW |
| Dubai | Sun 12:18 AM | 325 km | 202 miles | 175 nm | NNW |
| Sharjah | Sun 12:18 AM | 332 km | 206 miles | 179 nm | NNW |
| Bandar-Abbas | Sat 11:48 PM | 517 km | 321 miles | 279 nm |  N |
| Doha | Sat 11:18 PM | 582 km | 361 miles | 314 nm |  WNW |
| Al Khor | Sat 11:18 PM | 608 km | 378 miles | 328 nm | NW |
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