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 Friday, November 23, 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 23, 2012 at 17:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 41° 45' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.89 meters/second, 1608.8 km/hour, 999.7 miles/hour or 868.7 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' 33.3" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 22.7" | 999.62 mi | west | 0° 10' 22.1" | 11.88 mi | north | 999.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 40' 57.9" | 733.63 mi | east | 3° 57' 28.6" | 272.03 mi | north | 779.01 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 |
|---|
| Dire Dawa | Fri 8:24 PM | 296 km | 184 miles | 160 nm |  N |
| Adama | Fri 8:24 PM | 326 km | 203 miles | 176 nm |  WNW |
| Hargeisa | Fri 8:24 PM | 388 km | 241 miles | 210 nm |  NE |
| Addis Ababa | Fri 8:24 PM | 403 km | 251 miles | 218 nm |  NW |
| Ali Sabieh | Fri 8:24 PM | 480 km | 298 miles | 259 nm |  NNE |
| Djibouti | Fri 8:24 PM | 539 km | 335 miles | 291 nm | NNE |
| Tadjoura | Fri 8:24 PM | 553 km | 344 miles | 298 nm | NNE |
| Mogadishu | Fri 8:24 PM | 671 km | 417 miles | 362 nm |  SE |
| Aden | Fri 8:24 PM | 745 km | 463 miles | 402 nm | NNE |
| Mek'ele | Fri 8:24 PM | 769 km | 478 miles | 415 nm |  NNW |
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