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 Wednesday, November 21, 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: 62%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 17:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 53' | South |
| Longitude: | 20° 15' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.49 meters/second, 1618.2 km/hour, 1005.5 miles/hour or 873.7 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' 32.5" | 16.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 35.4" | 1005.49 mi | west | 0° 11' 22.0" | 13.02 mi | north | 1005.62 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 49' 29.9" | 748.42 mi | east | 4° 30' 09.7" | 309.39 mi | north | 810.03 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 |
|---|
| Impfondo | Wed 6:24 PM | 458 km | 285 miles | 247 nm |  NNW |
| Mbuji-Mayi | Wed 6:24 PM | 596 km | 371 miles | 322 nm |  SE |
| Kisangani | Wed 6:24 PM | 611 km | 380 miles | 330 nm |  ENE |
| Brazzaville | Wed 6:24 PM | 612 km | 380 miles | 330 nm |  WSW |
| Kinshasa | Wed 6:24 PM | 612 km | 380 miles | 330 nm | WSW |
| Bimbo | Wed 6:24 PM | 710 km | 441 miles | 383 nm | NNW |
| Bangui | Wed 6:24 PM | 717 km | 446 miles | 387 nm | NNW |
| Franceville | Wed 6:24 PM | 743 km | 461 miles | 401 nm |  W |
| Berbérati | Wed 6:24 PM | 842 km | 523 miles | 455 nm |  NW |
| Dolisie | Wed 6:24 PM | 880 km | 547 miles | 475 nm | WSW |
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