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 16, 2011 at 06:38:00 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: 69%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 16, 2011 at 06:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 07' | North |
| Longitude: | 32° 40' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.32 meters/second, 1606.8 km/hour, 998.4 miles/hour or 867.6 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' 30.8" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.4" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 52.1" | 998.34 mi | west | 0° 12' 32.9" | 14.37 mi | south | 998.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 22.3" | 802.89 mi | east | 5° 09' 44.2" | 354.73 mi | south | 880.31 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 |
|---|
| Fortaleza | Fri 3:38 AM | 1274 km | 792 miles | 688 nm |  SSW |
| Praia | Fri 5:38 AM | 1395 km | 867 miles | 753 nm |  NE |
| Recife | Fri 3:38 AM | 1591 km | 989 miles | 859 nm |  S |
| Dakar | Fri 6:38 AM | 1916 km | 1190 miles | 1035 nm |  ENE |
| Banjul | Fri 6:38 AM | 1941 km | 1206 miles | 1048 nm | ENE |
| Belém | Fri 3:38 AM | 1947 km | 1210 miles | 1051 nm |  WSW |
| Bissau | Fri 6:38 AM | 1982 km | 1231 miles | 1070 nm | ENE |
| Conakry | Fri 6:38 AM | 2123 km | 1319 miles | 1146 nm | ENE |
| Freetown | Fri 6:38 AM | 2161 km | 1343 miles | 1167 nm |  E |
| Cayenne | Fri 3:38 AM | 2183 km | 1357 miles | 1179 nm |  W |
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