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, November 9, 2012 at 08:38:00 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: 26%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 9, 2012 at 08:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 13° 53' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.73 meters/second, 1615.4 km/hour, 1003.8 miles/hour or 872.3 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' 30.7" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 45.3" | 1003.74 mi | west | 0° 12' 06.4" | 13.87 mi | south | 1003.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 55' 32.7" | 824.83 mi | east | 4° 54' 36.6" | 337.39 mi | south | 890.84 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 |
|---|
| Monrovia | Fri 8:38 AM | 674 km | 419 miles | 364 nm |  NNE |
| Kakata | Fri 8:38 AM | 720 km | 448 miles | 389 nm | NNE |
| Bo | Fri 8:38 AM | 798 km | 496 miles | 431 nm | NNE |
| Kenema | Fri 8:38 AM | 810 km | 503 miles | 437 nm | NNE |
| Gbarnga | Fri 8:38 AM | 818 km | 508 miles | 442 nm |  NE |
| Freetown | Fri 8:38 AM | 823 km | 512 miles | 445 nm |  N |
| Nzérékoré | Fri 8:38 AM | 928 km | 577 miles | 501 nm | NE |
| Conakry | Fri 8:38 AM | 933 km | 580 miles | 504 nm | N |
| Yamoussoukro | Fri 8:38 AM | 1148 km | 713 miles | 620 nm | NE |
| Abidjan | Fri 8:38 AM | 1193 km | 741 miles | 644 nm |  ENE |
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