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 17:24:00 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 17:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 37' | North |
| Longitude: | 31° 05' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.60 meters/second, 1618.6 km/hour, 1005.7 miles/hour or 873.9 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' 13.4" | 1005.72 mi | west | 0° 11' 03.8" | 12.67 mi | north | 1005.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 39' 58.5" | 737.08 mi | east | 4° 18' 18.9" | 295.85 mi | north | 792.43 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 |
|---|
| Gulu | Thu 8:24 PM | 137 km | 85 miles | 74 nm |  E |
| Lira | Thu 8:24 PM | 206 km | 128 miles | 111 nm |  ESE |
| Juba | Thu 8:24 PM | 254 km | 158 miles | 137 nm |  NNE |
| Kampala | Thu 8:24 PM | 304 km | 189 miles | 164 nm |  SSE |
| Entebbe | Thu 8:24 PM | 322 km | 200 miles | 174 nm | SSE |
| Kigali | Thu 7:24 PM | 517 km | 321 miles | 279 nm |  SSW |
| Gitarama | Thu 7:24 PM | 540 km | 335 miles | 292 nm | SSW |
| Butare | Thu 7:24 PM | 595 km | 370 miles | 322 nm | SSW |
| Mwanza | Thu 8:24 PM | 603 km | 374 miles | 325 nm | SSE |
| Muyinga | Thu 7:24 PM | 609 km | 379 miles | 329 nm |  S |
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