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 09:56:00 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 09:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 52' | South |
| Longitude: | 49° 18' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.23 meters/second, 1494.8 km/hour, 928.8 miles/hour or 807.1 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' 54.0" | 928.61 mi | west | 0° 00' 53.6" | 1.02 mi | south | 928.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 06' 29.6" | 976.62 mi | east | 0° 22' 03.5" | 25.29 mi | north | 978.13 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 |
|---|
| Antsirabe | Thu 12:56 PM | 262 km | 163 miles | 141 nm |  WNW |
| Antananarivo | Thu 12:56 PM | 286 km | 178 miles | 154 nm |  NW |
| Toamasina | Thu 12:56 PM | 301 km | 187 miles | 162 nm |  N |
| Saint-Denis | Thu 1:56 PM | 640 km | 398 miles | 345 nm |  E |
| Port Louis | Thu 1:56 PM | 858 km | 533 miles | 463 nm | E |
| Mamoutzou | Thu 12:56 PM | 994 km | 618 miles | 537 nm |  NNW |
| Moroni | Thu 12:56 PM | 1202 km | 747 miles | 649 nm | NNW |
| Maputo | Thu 11:56 AM | 1798 km | 1117 miles | 971 nm |  WSW |
| Lilongwe | Thu 11:56 AM | 1816 km | 1128 miles | 980 nm | WNW |
| Dar es Salaam | Thu 12:56 PM | 1893 km | 1176 miles | 1022 nm | NW |
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