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 17:44:00 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 17:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 40' | North |
| Longitude: | 26° 14' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.58 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' 13.7" | 1005.67 mi | west | 0° 11' 03.5" | 12.66 mi | north | 1005.68 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 39' 55.2" | 736.98 mi | east | 4° 18' 05.2" | 295.58 mi | north | 792.21 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 |
|---|
| Kisangani | Thu 6:44 PM | 265 km | 164 miles | 143 nm |  SSW |
| Wau | Thu 8:44 PM | 589 km | 366 miles | 318 nm |  NNE |
| Juba | Thu 8:44 PM | 643 km | 400 miles | 347 nm |  ENE |
| Bukavu | Thu 7:44 PM | 644 km | 400 miles | 347 nm |  SSE |
| Gitarama | Thu 7:44 PM | 656 km | 408 miles | 354 nm |  SE |
| Kigali | Thu 7:44 PM | 666 km | 414 miles | 360 nm | SE |
| Gulu | Thu 8:44 PM | 675 km | 419 miles | 364 nm |  E |
| Butare | Thu 7:44 PM | 702 km | 436 miles | 379 nm | SSE |
| Lira | Thu 8:44 PM | 743 km | 462 miles | 401 nm | E |
| Bujumbura | Thu 7:44 PM | 753 km | 468 miles | 407 nm | SSE |
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