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 Monday, November 19, 2012 at 17:06:00 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: 40%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 17:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 50' | South |
| Longitude: | 1° 39' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.30 meters/second, 1585.1 km/hour, 984.9 miles/hour or 855.9 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' 29.7" | 16.42 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.42 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 42.8" | 984.88 mi | west | 0° 10' 29.2" | 12.01 mi | north | 985.24 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 46' 20.2" | 799.89 mi | east | 4° 21' 11.9" | 299.19 mi | north | 858.72 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 |
|---|
| Jamestown | Mon 5:06 PM | 977 km | 607 miles | 527 nm |  SW |
| Luanda | Mon 6:06 PM | 1289 km | 801 miles | 696 nm |  E |
| São Tomé | Mon 5:06 PM | 1357 km | 843 miles | 733 nm |  NNE |
| Libreville | Mon 6:06 PM | 1512 km | 940 miles | 816 nm |  NE |
| Kinshasa | Mon 6:06 PM | 1669 km | 1037 miles | 901 nm |  ENE |
| Brazzaville | Mon 6:06 PM | 1670 km | 1037 miles | 902 nm | ENE |
| Malabo | Mon 6:06 PM | 1796 km | 1116 miles | 970 nm | NNE |
| Accra | Mon 5:06 PM | 1823 km | 1132 miles | 984 nm |  N |
| Lome | Mon 5:06 PM | 1876 km | 1166 miles | 1013 nm | N |
| Abidjan | Mon 5:06 PM | 1893 km | 1176 miles | 1022 nm |  NNW |
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