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 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 01:14:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 01:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 39° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.52 meters/second, 1539.1 km/hour, 956.3 miles/hour or 831.0 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' 31.7" | 15.94 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.5" | 0.11 mi | north | 15.94 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 46.1" | 956.11 mi | west | 0° 05' 34.8" | 6.40 mi | north | 955.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 24' 33.1" | 750.86 mi | east | 1° 50' 28.0" | 126.64 mi | north | 757.48 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 |
|---|
| Praia | Tue 12:14 AM | 1739 km | 1081 miles | 939 nm |  E |
| Cayenne | Mon 10:14 PM | 2008 km | 1247 miles | 1084 nm |  SW |
| Paramaribo | Mon 10:14 PM | 2170 km | 1348 miles | 1171 nm | SW |
| Bridgetown | Mon 9:14 PM | 2223 km | 1381 miles | 1200 nm |  W |
| Fort-de-France | Mon 9:14 PM | 2334 km | 1450 miles | 1260 nm | W |
| Castries | Mon 9:14 PM | 2339 km | 1454 miles | 1263 nm | W |
| Roseau | Mon 9:14 PM | 2352 km | 1462 miles | 1270 nm | W |
| Belém | Mon 10:14 PM | 2363 km | 1468 miles | 1276 nm |  SSW |
| Georgetown | Mon 9:14 PM | 2372 km | 1474 miles | 1281 nm |  WSW |
| Saint John's (Antigua) | Mon 9:14 PM | 2374 km | 1475 miles | 1282 nm | W |
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