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 16:24:00 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: 71%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 16:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 45° 38' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.65 meters/second, 1618.8 km/hour, 1005.8 miles/hour or 874.1 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" | 16.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 12.4" | 1005.84 mi | west | 0° 11' 05.1" | 12.70 mi | north | 1005.85 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 40' 08.8" | 737.38 mi | east | 4° 18' 59.6" | 296.62 mi | north | 793.07 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 |
|---|
| Mogadishu | Thu 7:24 PM | 54 km | 34 miles | 29 nm |  SW |
| Hargeisa | Thu 7:24 PM | 808 km | 502 miles | 436 nm |  NNW |
| Dire Dawa | Thu 7:24 PM | 896 km | 557 miles | 484 nm | NNW |
| Mombasa | Thu 7:24 PM | 976 km | 607 miles | 527 nm | SW |
| Adama | Thu 7:24 PM | 976 km | 607 miles | 527 nm |  NW |
| Ali Sabieh | Thu 7:24 PM | 1018 km | 632 miles | 550 nm | NNW |
| Djibouti | Thu 7:24 PM | 1050 km | 652 miles | 567 nm | NNW |
| Addis Ababa | Thu 7:24 PM | 1054 km | 655 miles | 569 nm | NW |
| Nairobi | Thu 7:24 PM | 1063 km | 661 miles | 574 nm |  WSW |
| Aden | Thu 7:24 PM | 1153 km | 716 miles | 623 nm |  N |
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