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 10:08:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 12, 2012 at 10:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 2° 13' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.94 meters/second, 1562.2 km/hour, 970.7 miles/hour or 843.5 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' 25.6" | 16.18 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.18 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 34.6" | 970.51 mi | west | 0° 10' 20.1" | 11.84 mi | south | 970.23 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 09' 25.6" | 952.41 mi | east | 3° 42' 03.7" | 254.49 mi | south | 978.04 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 |
|---|
| Jamestown | Mon 10:08 AM | 896 km | 556 miles | 484 nm |  WSW |
| Luanda | Mon 11:08 AM | 1308 km | 813 miles | 707 nm |  ENE |
| São Tomé | Mon 10:08 AM | 1607 km | 999 miles | 868 nm |  NNE |
| Libreville | Mon 11:08 AM | 1730 km | 1075 miles | 934 nm | NNE |
| Kinshasa | Mon 11:08 AM | 1760 km | 1093 miles | 950 nm |  NE |
| Brazzaville | Mon 11:08 AM | 1761 km | 1094 miles | 951 nm | NE |
| Windhoek * | Mon 12:08 PM | 1868 km | 1161 miles | 1009 nm |  SE |
| Malabo | Mon 11:08 AM | 2039 km | 1267 miles | 1101 nm | NNE |
| Accra | Mon 10:08 AM | 2120 km | 1318 miles | 1145 nm |  N |
| Lome | Mon 10:08 AM | 2171 km | 1349 miles | 1172 nm | N |
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