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 18:56:00 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: 41%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 18:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 31' | South |
| Longitude: | 24° 55' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.84 meters/second, 1587.0 km/hour, 986.1 miles/hour or 856.9 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" | 16.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 51.6" | 986.08 mi | west | 0° 10' 33.9" | 12.10 mi | north | 986.44 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 43' 14.3" | 797.22 mi | east | 4° 22' 29.7" | 300.68 mi | north | 856.57 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 |
|---|
| Recife | Mon 3:56 PM | 1126 km | 700 miles | 608 nm |  WNW |
| Salvador | Mon 3:56 PM | 1503 km | 934 miles | 811 nm |  WSW |
| Fortaleza | Mon 3:56 PM | 1683 km | 1046 miles | 909 nm | WNW |
| Jamestown | Mon 6:56 PM | 2165 km | 1345 miles | 1169 nm |  ESE |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Mon 4:56 PM | 2381 km | 1480 miles | 1286 nm |  SW |
| Monrovia | Mon 6:56 PM | 2431 km | 1511 miles | 1313 nm |  NE |
| Freetown | Mon 6:56 PM | 2468 km | 1533 miles | 1333 nm |  NNE |
| Conakry | Mon 6:56 PM | 2538 km | 1577 miles | 1371 nm | NNE |
| Brasilia * | Mon 4:56 PM | 2555 km | 1588 miles | 1380 nm | WSW |
| Bissau | Mon 6:56 PM | 2681 km | 1666 miles | 1448 nm | NNE |
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