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 17:24:00 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: 51%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 17:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 25' | South |
| Longitude: | 9° 04' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.33 meters/second, 1606.8 km/hour, 998.4 miles/hour or 867.6 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' 31.3" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 25.8" | 998.40 mi | west | 0° 11' 12.7" | 12.84 mi | north | 998.66 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 11' 13.6" | 769.04 mi | east | 4° 31' 51.4" | 311.35 mi | north | 832.09 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 |
|---|
| Cabinda | Tue 6:24 PM | 359 km | 223 miles | 194 nm |  ENE |
| Pointe-Noire | Tue 6:24 PM | 360 km | 224 miles | 194 nm | ENE |
| Dolisie | Tue 6:24 PM | 469 km | 292 miles | 253 nm | ENE |
| Luanda | Tue 6:24 PM | 531 km | 330 miles | 287 nm |  ESE |
| Port-Gentil | Tue 6:24 PM | 630 km | 391 miles | 340 nm |  N |
| Brazzaville | Tue 6:24 PM | 729 km | 453 miles | 394 nm | ENE |
| Franceville | Tue 6:24 PM | 729 km | 453 miles | 394 nm |  NE |
| Kinshasa | Tue 6:24 PM | 730 km | 453 miles | 394 nm | ENE |
| Libreville | Tue 6:24 PM | 755 km | 469 miles | 407 nm | N |
| São Tomé | Tue 5:24 PM | 791 km | 492 miles | 427 nm |  NNW |
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