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 Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 02:46:00 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 Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 02:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 23' | North |
| Longitude: | 37° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.19 meters/second, 1491.1 km/hour, 926.5 miles/hour or 805.1 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' 28.6" | 15.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.5" | 0.03 mi | south | 15.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 44.5" | 926.21 mi | west | 0° 01' 35.7" | 1.83 mi | south | 926.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 30' 34.5" | 800.30 mi | east | 1° 10' 35.5" | 80.95 mi | south | 807.68 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 |
|---|
| Praia | Sun 1:46 AM | 1667 km | 1036 miles | 900 nm |  ESE |
| Azores | Sun 1:46 AM | 1993 km | 1238 miles | 1076 nm |  NNE |
| Dakar | Sun 2:46 AM | 2257 km | 1403 miles | 1219 nm | ESE |
| Nouakchott | Sun 2:46 AM | 2271 km | 1411 miles | 1226 nm |  E |
| Banjul | Sun 2:46 AM | 2400 km | 1491 miles | 1296 nm | ESE |
| El Aaiún | Sun 2:46 AM | 2485 km | 1544 miles | 1342 nm |  ENE |
| Cayenne | Sat 11:46 PM | 2523 km | 1568 miles | 1362 nm |  SW |
| Bissau | Sun 2:46 AM | 2579 km | 1602 miles | 1392 nm | ESE |
| Bridgetown | Sat 10:46 PM | 2581 km | 1603 miles | 1393 nm |  WSW |
| Saint John's (Antigua) | Sat 10:46 PM | 2640 km | 1640 miles | 1425 nm |  W |
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