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 18:36:00 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 18:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 07' | North |
| Longitude: | 24° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.69 meters/second, 1608.1 km/hour, 999.2 miles/hour or 868.3 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" | 16.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 22.5" | 999.17 mi | west | 0° 10' 19.6" | 11.83 mi | north | 999.05 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 41' 14.9" | 733.63 mi | east | 3° 56' 12.6" | 270.58 mi | north | 778.44 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 |
|---|
| Wau | Fri 9:36 PM | 415 km | 258 miles | 224 nm | E |
| Bambari | Fri 7:36 PM | 426 km | 265 miles | 230 nm | WSW |
| Sarh | Fri 7:36 PM | 687 km | 427 miles | 371 nm | WNW |
| Bangui | Fri 7:36 PM | 703 km | 437 miles | 380 nm | WSW |
| Bimbo | Fri 7:36 PM | 724 km | 450 miles | 391 nm | WSW |
| Kisangani | Fri 7:36 PM | 738 km | 458 miles | 398 nm | S |
| Juba | Fri 9:36 PM | 848 km | 527 miles | 458 nm | ESE |
| Malakal | Fri 9:36 PM | 856 km | 532 miles | 462 nm | ENE |
| Moundou | Fri 7:36 PM | 919 km | 571 miles | 496 nm | W |
| Berbérati | Fri 7:36 PM | 992 km | 616 miles | 536 nm | WSW |
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