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 17:34:00 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 23, 2012 at 17:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 57' | North |
| Longitude: | 39° 19' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.86 meters/second, 1608.7 km/hour, 999.6 miles/hour or 868.6 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' 22.6" | 999.56 mi | west | 0° 10' 21.8" | 11.87 mi | north | 999.44 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 41' 00.1" | 733.62 mi | east | 3° 57' 18.0" | 271.83 mi | north | 778.93 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 |
|---|
| Adama | Fri 8:34 PM | 176 km | 110 miles | 95 nm |  N |
| Addis Ababa | Fri 8:34 PM | 237 km | 147 miles | 128 nm |  NNW |
| Dire Dawa | Fri 8:34 PM | 405 km | 252 miles | 219 nm |  NE |
| Ali Sabieh | Fri 8:34 PM | 596 km | 370 miles | 322 nm | NE |
| Hargeisa | Fri 8:34 PM | 597 km | 371 miles | 323 nm |  ENE |
| Tadjoura | Fri 8:34 PM | 663 km | 412 miles | 358 nm | NE |
| Djibouti | Fri 8:34 PM | 664 km | 412 miles | 358 nm | NE |
| Mek'ele | Fri 8:34 PM | 725 km | 450 miles | 391 nm | N |
| Mogadishu | Fri 8:34 PM | 860 km | 535 miles | 465 nm |  SE |
| Nakuru | Fri 8:34 PM | 879 km | 546 miles | 475 nm |  SSW |
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