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 11:02:00 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 11:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 38' | South |
| Longitude: | 10° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.62 meters/second, 1561.0 km/hour, 970.0 miles/hour or 842.9 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' 25.4" | 16.17 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.17 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 30.0" | 969.79 mi | west | 0° 10' 15.7" | 11.76 mi | south | 969.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 11' 12.1" | 953.77 mi | east | 3° 39' 52.6" | 251.99 mi | south | 978.70 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 11:02 AM | 601 km | 373 miles | 324 nm | ESE |
| Monrovia | Mon 11:02 AM | 2206 km | 1371 miles | 1191 nm | N |
| Abidjan | Mon 11:02 AM | 2225 km | 1382 miles | 1201 nm | NNE |
| Yamoussoukro | Mon 11:02 AM | 2342 km | 1455 miles | 1264 nm | NNE |
| Accra | Mon 11:02 AM | 2421 km | 1504 miles | 1307 nm | NNE |
| Freetown | Mon 11:02 AM | 2461 km | 1529 miles | 1329 nm | N |
| São Tomé | Mon 11:02 AM | 2473 km | 1536 miles | 1335 nm | NE |
| Lome | Mon 11:02 AM | 2556 km | 1588 miles | 1380 nm | NNE |
| Conakry | Mon 11:02 AM | 2580 km | 1603 miles | 1393 nm | N |
| Luanda | Mon 12:02 PM | 2673 km | 1661 miles | 1443 nm | E |
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