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 20:46:00 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 20:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 30' | North |
| Longitude: | 49° 38' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.87 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" | 0.02 mi | south | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 48.4" | 925.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 53.6" | 1.03 mi | south | 925.54 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 30' 27.1" | 799.49 mi | east | 0° 53' 47.3" | 61.69 mi | south | 804.41 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 |
|---|
| Doha | Sat 11:46 PM | 364 km | 226 miles | 196 nm |  NNE |
| Al-Jamiliyah | Sat 11:46 PM | 376 km | 233 miles | 203 nm | NNE |
| Riyadh | Sat 11:46 PM | 379 km | 235 miles | 205 nm |  NW |
| Al Khor | Sat 11:46 PM | 401 km | 249 miles | 216 nm | NNE |
| Riffa | Sat 11:46 PM | 413 km | 256 miles | 223 nm | NNE |
| Manama | Sat 11:46 PM | 421 km | 262 miles | 227 nm | NNE |
| Dammam | Sat 11:46 PM | 435 km | 270 miles | 235 nm |  N |
| Qatif | Sat 11:46 PM | 452 km | 281 miles | 244 nm | N |
| Abu Dhabi | Sun 12:46 AM | 532 km | 330 miles | 287 nm |  ENE |
| Dubai | Sun 12:46 AM | 653 km | 406 miles | 353 nm | ENE |
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