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 19:52:00 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: 63%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 19:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 25' | South |
| Longitude: | 15° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.64 meters/second, 1618.7 km/hour, 1005.8 miles/hour or 874.0 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' 32.7" | 16.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 40.9" | 1005.83 mi | west | 0° 11' 21.2" | 13.00 mi | north | 1005.95 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 47' 58.8" | 746.84 mi | east | 4° 29' 23.2" | 308.51 mi | north | 808.02 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 | Wed 7:52 PM | 1009 km | 627 miles | 545 nm |  NNE |
| Freetown | Wed 7:52 PM | 1127 km | 701 miles | 609 nm | NNE |
| Conakry | Wed 7:52 PM | 1227 km | 763 miles | 663 nm |  N |
| Yamoussoukro | Wed 7:52 PM | 1467 km | 911 miles | 792 nm |  NE |
| Bissau | Wed 7:52 PM | 1469 km | 913 miles | 793 nm | N |
| Abidjan | Wed 7:52 PM | 1490 km | 926 miles | 804 nm |  ENE |
| Banjul | Wed 7:52 PM | 1648 km | 1024 miles | 890 nm | N |
| Bamako | Wed 7:52 PM | 1769 km | 1099 miles | 955 nm | NNE |
| Dakar | Wed 7:52 PM | 1791 km | 1113 miles | 967 nm | N |
| Accra | Wed 7:52 PM | 1879 km | 1168 miles | 1015 nm | ENE |
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