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 18:06:00 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: 52%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 18:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 17' | South |
| Longitude: | 1° 06' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.46 meters/second, 1607.3 km/hour, 998.7 miles/hour or 867.9 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' 31.3" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 28.2" | 998.70 mi | west | 0° 11' 13.4" | 12.85 mi | north | 998.96 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 10' 24.5" | 768.30 mi | east | 4° 31' 58.1" | 311.48 mi | north | 831.38 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 |
|---|
| São Tomé | Tue 6:06 PM | 1138 km | 707 miles | 614 nm |  NE |
| Jamestown | Tue 6:06 PM | 1179 km | 732 miles | 636 nm |  SSW |
| Accra | Tue 6:06 PM | 1313 km | 816 miles | 709 nm |  N |
| Abidjan | Tue 6:06 PM | 1324 km | 823 miles | 715 nm |  NNW |
| Libreville | Tue 7:06 PM | 1386 km | 861 miles | 748 nm |  ENE |
| Lome | Tue 6:06 PM | 1397 km | 868 miles | 755 nm | N |
| Porto Novo | Tue 7:06 PM | 1479 km | 919 miles | 798 nm |  NNE |
| Lagos | Tue 7:06 PM | 1493 km | 928 miles | 806 nm | NNE |
| Yamoussoukro | Tue 6:06 PM | 1522 km | 946 miles | 822 nm | NNW |
| Malabo | Tue 7:06 PM | 1563 km | 971 miles | 844 nm | NE |
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