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 Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 02:44:00 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: 59%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 02:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 35' | North |
| Longitude: | 37° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.94 meters/second, 1565.8 km/hour, 972.9 miles/hour or 845.4 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' 31.7" | 16.22 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | south | 16.22 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 46.8" | 972.79 mi | west | 0° 08' 05.6" | 9.28 mi | south | 973.13 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 35.3" | 753.92 mi | east | 3° 33' 37.3" | 244.76 mi | south | 797.95 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 |
|---|
| Teseney | Tue 5:44 AM | 133 km | 83 miles | 72 nm | WNW |
| Asmara | Tue 5:44 AM | 152 km | 94 miles | 82 nm | NE |
| Keren | Tue 5:44 AM | 153 km | 95 miles | 82 nm | NNE |
| Kassala | Tue 5:44 AM | 175 km | 109 miles | 95 nm | NW |
| Mek'ele | Tue 5:44 AM | 220 km | 137 miles | 119 nm | ESE |
| Al Hudaydah | Tue 5:44 AM | 559 km | 347 miles | 302 nm | E |
| Port Sudan | Tue 5:44 AM | 561 km | 348 miles | 303 nm | N |
| Khartoum | Tue 5:44 AM | 573 km | 356 miles | 309 nm | WNW |
| Addis Ababa | Tue 5:44 AM | 624 km | 388 miles | 337 nm | S |
| Tadjoura | Tue 5:44 AM | 635 km | 395 miles | 343 nm | ESE |
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