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 Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 12:14:00 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: 28%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 12:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 59° 27' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.79 meters/second, 1550.8 km/hour, 963.6 miles/hour or 837.4 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' 27.0" | 16.06 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.7" | 0.17 mi | north | 16.06 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 07.1" | 963.53 mi | west | 0° 08' 42.1" | 9.97 mi | north | 963.91 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 43' 21.7" | 848.27 mi | east | 3° 48' 19.0" | 261.62 mi | north | 894.51 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 | Sun 4:14 PM | 559 km | 347 miles | 302 nm |  SSW |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 4:14 PM | 732 km | 455 miles | 396 nm |  SW |
| Victoria | Sun 4:14 PM | 1278 km | 794 miles | 690 nm |  NNW |
| Antananarivo | Sun 3:14 PM | 1325 km | 823 miles | 715 nm |  WSW |
| Diego Garcia | Sun 6:14 PM | 1676 km | 1041 miles | 905 nm |  ENE |
| Moroni | Sun 3:14 PM | 1796 km | 1116 miles | 970 nm |  WNW |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 3:14 PM | 2399 km | 1491 miles | 1296 nm | WNW |
| Mogadishu | Sun 3:14 PM | 2484 km | 1543 miles | 1341 nm |  NW |
| Male | Sun 5:14 PM | 2669 km | 1658 miles | 1441 nm |  NE |
| Lilongwe | Sun 2:14 PM | 2769 km | 1720 miles | 1495 nm |  W |
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