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 07:10:00 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: 57%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 07:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 26° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.12 meters/second, 1570.0 km/hour, 975.6 miles/hour or 847.8 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" | 16.26 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.4" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.26 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 49.0" | 975.45 mi | west | 0° 08' 25.0" | 9.65 mi | south | 975.80 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 14.2" | 755.55 mi | east | 3° 40' 46.3" | 252.94 mi | south | 801.97 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 | Tue 6:10 AM | 354 km | 220 miles | 191 nm |  ENE |
| Mindelo | Tue 6:10 AM | 369 km | 229 miles | 199 nm |  NNE |
| Santa Maria | Tue 6:10 AM | 497 km | 309 miles | 268 nm |  NE |
| Dakar | Tue 7:10 AM | 998 km | 620 miles | 539 nm |  E |
| Banjul | Tue 7:10 AM | 1092 km | 679 miles | 590 nm | E |
| Bissau | Tue 7:10 AM | 1224 km | 761 miles | 661 nm | E |
| Nouakchott | Tue 7:10 AM | 1230 km | 764 miles | 664 nm | ENE |
| Conakry | Tue 7:10 AM | 1494 km | 929 miles | 807 nm |  ESE |
| Freetown | Tue 7:10 AM | 1585 km | 985 miles | 856 nm | ESE |
| Monrovia | Tue 7:10 AM | 1931 km | 1200 miles | 1043 nm | ESE |
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