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 Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 09:46:00 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 Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 09:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 52' | South |
| Longitude: | 51° 42' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.24 meters/second, 1494.9 km/hour, 928.9 miles/hour or 807.2 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' 21.8" | 15.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | south | 15.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 21' 53.8" | 928.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 55.1" | 1.05 mi | south | 928.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 06' 38.2" | 976.79 mi | east | 0° 21' 26.1" | 24.58 mi | north | 978.25 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 |
|---|
| Toamasina | Thu 12:46 PM | 385 km | 239 miles | 208 nm |  NW |
| Saint-Denis | Thu 1:46 PM | 391 km | 243 miles | 211 nm |  E |
| Antananarivo | Thu 12:46 PM | 488 km | 303 miles | 263 nm |  WNW |
| Antsirabe | Thu 12:46 PM | 499 km | 310 miles | 270 nm | WNW |
| Port Louis | Thu 1:46 PM | 610 km | 379 miles | 329 nm | E |
| Moroni | Thu 12:46 PM | 1355 km | 842 miles | 732 nm | NW |
| Victoria | Thu 1:46 PM | 1842 km | 1145 miles | 995 nm |  NNE |
| Maputo | Thu 11:46 AM | 2031 km | 1262 miles | 1097 nm |  WSW |
| Lilongwe | Thu 11:46 AM | 2049 km | 1273 miles | 1106 nm | WNW |
| Dar es Salaam | Thu 12:46 PM | 2050 km | 1274 miles | 1107 nm | NW |
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