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 17:14:00 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 17:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 35' | North |
| Longitude: | 33° 30' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.61 meters/second, 1618.6 km/hour, 1005.7 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' 33.1" | 16.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 13.2" | 1005.74 mi | west | 0° 11' 04.1" | 12.68 mi | north | 1005.74 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 40' 00.2" | 737.13 mi | east | 4° 18' 25.7" | 295.98 mi | north | 792.53 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 |
|---|
| Lira | Thu 8:14 PM | 77 km | 48 miles | 42 nm |  WSW |
| Gulu | Thu 8:14 PM | 136 km | 85 miles | 73 nm |  W |
| Kampala | Thu 8:14 PM | 271 km | 168 miles | 146 nm |  SSW |
| Entebbe | Thu 8:14 PM | 302 km | 188 miles | 163 nm | SSW |
| Juba | Thu 8:14 PM | 329 km | 204 miles | 177 nm |  NW |
| Nakuru | Thu 8:14 PM | 429 km | 266 miles | 231 nm |  SE |
| Nairobi | Thu 8:14 PM | 564 km | 351 miles | 305 nm | SE |
| Mwanza | Thu 8:14 PM | 568 km | 353 miles | 307 nm |  S |
| Kigali | Thu 7:14 PM | 631 km | 392 miles | 341 nm |  SW |
| Gitarama | Thu 7:14 PM | 664 km | 412 miles | 358 nm | SW |
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