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 12:16:00 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 12:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 28' | South |
| Longitude: | 58° 58' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.80 meters/second, 1550.9 km/hour, 963.7 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' 07.3" | 963.55 mi | west | 0° 08' 42.1" | 9.97 mi | north | 963.94 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 43' 17.2" | 848.21 mi | east | 3° 48' 22.1" | 261.68 mi | north | 894.47 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 4:16 PM | 543 km | 337 miles | 293 nm |  SSW |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 4:16 PM | 705 km | 438 miles | 381 nm | SSW |
| Victoria | Sun 4:16 PM | 1260 km | 783 miles | 681 nm |  NNW |
| Antananarivo | Sun 3:16 PM | 1276 km | 793 miles | 689 nm |  WSW |
| Diego Garcia | Sun 6:16 PM | 1720 km | 1069 miles | 929 nm |  ENE |
| Moroni | Sun 3:16 PM | 1745 km | 1084 miles | 942 nm |  WNW |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 3:16 PM | 2351 km | 1461 miles | 1269 nm | WNW |
| Mogadishu | Sun 3:16 PM | 2450 km | 1523 miles | 1323 nm |  NW |
| Male | Sun 5:16 PM | 2700 km | 1678 miles | 1458 nm |  NE |
| Lilongwe | Sun 2:16 PM | 2717 km | 1688 miles | 1467 nm |  W |
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