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 Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 15:24:00 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: 70%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 15:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 60° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.70 meters/second, 1618.9 km/hour, 1006.0 miles/hour or 874.2 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' 33.1" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 11.3" | 1005.95 mi | west | 0° 11' 06.3" | 12.72 mi | north | 1005.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 40' 20.3" | 737.70 mi | east | 4° 19' 39.4" | 297.38 mi | north | 793.73 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 |
|---|
| Victoria | Thu 7:24 PM | 924 km | 574 miles | 499 nm |  SW |
| Male | Thu 8:24 PM | 1496 km | 930 miles | 808 nm |  E |
| Mogadishu | Thu 6:24 PM | 1652 km | 1026 miles | 892 nm |  W |
| Diego Garcia | Thu 9:24 PM | 1723 km | 1070 miles | 930 nm |  SE |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Thu 8:54 PM | 1982 km | 1232 miles | 1070 nm |  ENE |
| Aden | Thu 6:24 PM | 2043 km | 1269 miles | 1103 nm |  NW |
| Djibouti | Thu 6:24 PM | 2146 km | 1334 miles | 1159 nm |  WNW |
| Madurai | Thu 8:54 PM | 2157 km | 1340 miles | 1165 nm | ENE |
| Colombo | Thu 8:54 PM | 2244 km | 1394 miles | 1211 nm | ENE |
| Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Thu 8:54 PM | 2249 km | 1397 miles | 1214 nm | ENE |
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