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 23:24:00 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 23:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 45' | South |
| Longitude: | 67° 01' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.80 meters/second, 1619.3 km/hour, 1006.2 miles/hour or 874.3 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' 32.8" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 47.8" | 1006.18 mi | west | 0° 11' 19.7" | 12.98 mi | north | 1006.29 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 46' 01.7" | 744.76 mi | east | 4° 28' 05.6" | 307.03 mi | north | 805.22 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 |
|---|
| Manaus | Wed 7:24 PM | 820 km | 510 miles | 443 nm |  ESE |
| Bogota | Wed 6:24 PM | 986 km | 613 miles | 533 nm |  NW |
| Cali | Wed 6:24 PM | 1151 km | 715 miles | 622 nm |  WNW |
| Medellin | Wed 6:24 PM | 1229 km | 764 miles | 664 nm | NW |
| Caracas | Wed 6:54 PM | 1244 km | 773 miles | 672 nm |  N |
| Quito | Wed 6:24 PM | 1280 km | 795 miles | 691 nm |  W |
| Georgetown | Wed 7:24 PM | 1291 km | 802 miles | 697 nm |  NE |
| Port of Spain | Wed 7:24 PM | 1401 km | 871 miles | 756 nm |  NNE |
| Guayaquil | Wed 6:24 PM | 1443 km | 897 miles | 779 nm | W |
| Paramaribo | Wed 8:24 PM | 1504 km | 935 miles | 812 nm |  ENE |
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