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 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 14:12:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 14:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 01' | South |
| Longitude: | 55° 32' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.69 meters/second, 1604.5 km/hour, 997.0 miles/hour or 866.3 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' 31.1" | 16.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 14.0" | 996.95 mi | west | 0° 11' 09.1" | 12.77 mi | north | 997.23 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 05.8" | 772.53 mi | east | 4° 31' 13.2" | 310.63 mi | north | 835.36 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 |
|---|
| Victoria | Tue 6:12 PM | 265 km | 165 miles | 143 nm |  N |
| Moroni | Tue 5:12 PM | 1437 km | 893 miles | 776 nm |  WSW |
| Port Louis | Tue 6:12 PM | 1470 km | 913 miles | 794 nm |  S |
| Mogadishu | Tue 5:12 PM | 1512 km | 940 miles | 817 nm |  NW |
| Saint-Denis | Tue 6:12 PM | 1534 km | 953 miles | 828 nm | S |
| Antananarivo | Tue 5:12 PM | 1577 km | 980 miles | 852 nm |  SSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 5:12 PM | 1796 km | 1116 miles | 970 nm |  W |
| Diego Garcia | Tue 8:12 PM | 1865 km | 1159 miles | 1007 nm |  E |
| Nairobi | Tue 5:12 PM | 2172 km | 1350 miles | 1173 nm |  WNW |
| Dodoma | Tue 5:12 PM | 2191 km | 1361 miles | 1183 nm | W |
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