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 17:34:00 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 17:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 39' | North |
| Longitude: | 28° 39' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.59 meters/second, 1618.5 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' 13.6" | 1005.70 mi | west | 0° 11' 03.7" | 12.67 mi | north | 1005.70 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 39' 56.9" | 737.03 mi | east | 4° 18' 12.1" | 295.72 mi | north | 792.32 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 8:34 PM | 405 km | 252 miles | 219 nm |  E |
| Juba | Thu 8:34 PM | 408 km | 253 miles | 220 nm |  NE |
| Kisangani | Thu 6:34 PM | 451 km | 280 miles | 243 nm |  WSW |
| Lira | Thu 8:34 PM | 474 km | 295 miles | 256 nm | E |
| Kampala | Thu 8:34 PM | 507 km | 315 miles | 274 nm |  ESE |
| Entebbe | Thu 8:34 PM | 511 km | 318 miles | 276 nm |  SE |
| Kigali | Thu 7:34 PM | 532 km | 330 miles | 287 nm |  SSE |
| Gitarama | Thu 7:34 PM | 537 km | 334 miles | 290 nm | SSE |
| Wau | Thu 8:34 PM | 564 km | 350 miles | 304 nm |  N |
| Bukavu | Thu 7:34 PM | 571 km | 355 miles | 308 nm |  S |
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