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 Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 00:14:00 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: 100%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Next phase	Full Moon	Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 00:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 45'	North
Longitude:	13° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.75 meters/second, 1521.9 km/hour, 945.7 miles/hour or 821.8 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' 31.1"	15.76 mi	west	0° 00' 03.5"	0.07 mi	north	15.76 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 12.4"	945.41 mi	west	0° 03' 35.4"	4.12 mi	north	945.25 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 52.8"	755.24 mi	east	1° 00' 33.6"	69.44 mi	north	756.01 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
Nouakchott	Wed 12:14 AM	314 km	195 miles	169 nm	SW
Nouadhibou	Wed 12:14 AM	385 km	239 miles	208 nm	WNW
Rosso	Wed 12:14 AM	430 km	267 miles	232 nm	SSW
Touba	Wed 12:14 AM	594 km	369 miles	321 nm	SSW
Thiès	Wed 12:14 AM	654 km	407 miles	353 nm	SSW
Dakar	Wed 12:14 AM	696 km	433 miles	376 nm	SW
Farafenni	Wed 12:14 AM	717 km	446 miles	387 nm	SSW
Banjul	Wed 12:14 AM	768 km	477 miles	414 nm	SSW
Serekunda	Wed 12:14 AM	774 km	481 miles	418 nm	SSW
El Aaiún	Wed 12:14 AM	820 km	510 miles	443 nm	N