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 11:52:00 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 11:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 46' | South |
| Longitude: | 22° 48' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.32 meters/second, 1560.0 km/hour, 969.3 miles/hour or 842.3 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' 25.4" | 16.16 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.16 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 25.5" | 969.12 mi | west | 0° 10' 11.6" | 11.68 mi | south | 968.84 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 12' 49.9" | 955.02 mi | east | 3° 37' 49.6" | 249.64 mi | south | 979.30 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 |
|---|
| Recife | Mon 8:52 AM | 1462 km | 909 miles | 790 nm |  WNW |
| Salvador | Mon 8:52 AM | 1701 km | 1057 miles | 919 nm |  W |
| Jamestown | Mon 11:52 AM | 1853 km | 1151 miles | 1000 nm |  E |
| Fortaleza | Mon 8:52 AM | 2059 km | 1279 miles | 1112 nm | WNW |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Mon 9:52 AM | 2379 km | 1478 miles | 1285 nm |  WSW |
| Monrovia | Mon 11:52 AM | 2587 km | 1607 miles | 1397 nm |  NNE |
| Freetown | Mon 11:52 AM | 2679 km | 1665 miles | 1446 nm | NNE |
| Brasilia * | Mon 9:52 AM | 2708 km | 1683 miles | 1462 nm | W |
| São Paulo * | Mon 9:52 AM | 2733 km | 1698 miles | 1476 nm | WSW |
| Conakry | Mon 11:52 AM | 2763 km | 1717 miles | 1492 nm | NNE |
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