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 Monday, November 12, 2012 at 06:16:00 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: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 12, 2012 at 06:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 48' | South |
| Longitude: | 58° 00' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.31 meters/second, 1567.1 km/hour, 973.8 miles/hour or 846.2 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' 25.9" | 16.23 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.23 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 54.7" | 973.57 mi | west | 0° 10' 38.1" | 12.19 mi | south | 973.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 01' 41.8" | 946.35 mi | east | 3° 51' 04.8" | 264.81 mi | south | 975.04 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 |
|---|
| Port Louis | Mon 10:16 AM | 817 km | 508 miles | 441 nm |  S |
| Saint-Denis | Mon 10:16 AM | 935 km | 581 miles | 505 nm |  SSW |
| Victoria | Mon 10:16 AM | 947 km | 588 miles | 511 nm |  NNW |
| Antananarivo | Mon 9:16 AM | 1311 km | 815 miles | 708 nm |  WSW |
| Moroni | Mon 9:16 AM | 1603 km | 996 miles | 865 nm |  W |
| Diego Garcia | Mon 12:16 PM | 1691 km | 1051 miles | 913 nm |  ENE |
| Dar es Salaam | Mon 9:16 AM | 2156 km | 1340 miles | 1164 nm |  WNW |
| Mogadishu | Mon 9:16 AM | 2157 km | 1340 miles | 1165 nm |  NW |
| Male | Mon 11:16 AM | 2542 km | 1580 miles | 1373 nm |  NE |
| Dodoma | Mon 9:16 AM | 2550 km | 1585 miles | 1377 nm | WNW |
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