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 09:38:00 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 09:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 52' | North |
| Longitude: | 28° 24' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.74 meters/second, 1615.5 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' 30.6" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 42.6" | 1003.75 mi | west | 0° 12' 07.8" | 13.89 mi | south | 1003.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 56' 49.0" | 826.34 mi | east | 4° 54' 50.8" | 337.66 mi | south | 892.23 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 |
|---|
| Fernando de Noronha | Fri 7:38 AM | 691 km | 429 miles | 373 nm |  SW |
| Recife | Fri 6:38 AM | 1225 km | 761 miles | 662 nm | SW |
| Fortaleza | Fri 6:38 AM | 1243 km | 772 miles | 671 nm |  WSW |
| Praia | Fri 8:38 AM | 1644 km | 1022 miles | 888 nm |  NNE |
| Bissau | Fri 9:38 AM | 1866 km | 1160 miles | 1008 nm |  NE |
| Freetown | Fri 9:38 AM | 1881 km | 1169 miles | 1015 nm |  ENE |
| Conakry | Fri 9:38 AM | 1887 km | 1172 miles | 1019 nm | ENE |
| Salvador | Fri 6:38 AM | 1892 km | 1176 miles | 1022 nm | SW |
| Banjul | Fri 9:38 AM | 1907 km | 1185 miles | 1029 nm | NE |
| Dakar | Fri 9:38 AM | 1946 km | 1209 miles | 1051 nm | NE |
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