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 11:16:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 12, 2012 at 11:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 40' | South |
| Longitude: | 14° 08' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.54 meters/second, 1560.7 km/hour, 969.8 miles/hour or 842.7 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" | 16.16 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.16 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 28.7" | 969.60 mi | west | 0° 10' 14.5" | 11.74 mi | south | 969.32 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 11' 39.4" | 954.12 mi | east | 3° 39' 18.4" | 251.33 mi | south | 978.87 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 11:16 AM | 940 km | 584 miles | 508 nm |  ESE |
| Monrovia | Mon 11:16 AM | 2241 km | 1392 miles | 1210 nm |  N |
| Recife | Mon 8:16 AM | 2349 km | 1459 miles | 1268 nm |  WNW |
| Abidjan | Mon 11:16 AM | 2379 km | 1479 miles | 1285 nm |  NNE |
| Freetown | Mon 11:16 AM | 2453 km | 1524 miles | 1324 nm | N |
| Yamoussoukro | Mon 11:16 AM | 2469 km | 1534 miles | 1333 nm | NNE |
| Conakry | Mon 11:16 AM | 2564 km | 1593 miles | 1384 nm | N |
| Accra | Mon 11:16 AM | 2624 km | 1631 miles | 1417 nm |  NE |
| Salvador | Mon 8:16 AM | 2637 km | 1639 miles | 1424 nm |  W |
| Lome | Mon 11:16 AM | 2771 km | 1722 miles | 1496 nm | NE |
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