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 Friday, November 16, 2012 at 10:24:00 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: 9%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 16, 2012 at 10:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 57° 42' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.72 meters/second, 1500.2 km/hour, 932.2 miles/hour or 810.0 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' 22.7" | 15.54 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.54 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 48.9" | 931.98 mi | west | 0° 02' 54.2" | 3.33 mi | north | 932.13 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 32' 30.2" | 942.43 mi | east | 1° 48' 01.6" | 123.85 mi | north | 955.85 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 |
|---|
| Port Louis | Fri 2:24 PM | 41 km | 25 miles | 22 nm |  NNW |
| Saint-Denis | Fri 2:24 PM | 238 km | 148 miles | 129 nm |  W |
| Toamasina | Fri 1:24 PM | 909 km | 565 miles | 491 nm |  WNW |
| Antananarivo | Fri 1:24 PM | 1081 km | 672 miles | 584 nm | W |
| Victoria | Fri 2:24 PM | 1771 km | 1101 miles | 956 nm |  N |
| Moroni | Fri 1:24 PM | 1820 km | 1131 miles | 983 nm | WNW |
| Diego Garcia | Fri 4:24 PM | 2152 km | 1337 miles | 1162 nm |  NE |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 1:24 PM | 2496 km | 1551 miles | 1348 nm |  NW |
| Maputo | Fri 12:24 PM | 2637 km | 1639 miles | 1424 nm |  WSW |
| Lilongwe | Fri 12:24 PM | 2641 km | 1641 miles | 1426 nm | WNW |
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