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 19:16:00 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 19:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 04' | South |
| Longitude: | 18° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.68 meters/second, 1608.1 km/hour, 999.2 miles/hour or 868.3 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' 31.5" | 16.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 32.3" | 999.19 mi | west | 0° 11' 14.5" | 12.88 mi | north | 999.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 04.4" | 767.08 mi | east | 4° 32' 07.7" | 311.66 mi | north | 830.22 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 |
|---|
| Monrovia | Tue 7:16 PM | 1589 km | 987 miles | 858 nm |  NNE |
| Freetown | Tue 7:16 PM | 1696 km | 1054 miles | 916 nm | NNE |
| Jamestown | Tue 7:16 PM | 1731 km | 1076 miles | 935 nm |  SE |
| Conakry | Tue 7:16 PM | 1789 km | 1112 miles | 966 nm | NNE |
| Recife | Tue 4:16 PM | 1873 km | 1164 miles | 1012 nm |  W |
| Bissau | Tue 7:16 PM | 2002 km | 1244 miles | 1081 nm |  N |
| Abidjan | Tue 7:16 PM | 2004 km | 1245 miles | 1082 nm |  NE |
| Yamoussoukro | Tue 7:16 PM | 2011 km | 1250 miles | 1086 nm | NE |
| Banjul | Tue 7:16 PM | 2165 km | 1345 miles | 1169 nm | N |
| Fortaleza | Tue 4:16 PM | 2292 km | 1424 miles | 1238 nm | W |
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