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 01:46:00 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%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 01:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 51' | North |
| Longitude: | 35° 50' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.49 meters/second, 1521.0 km/hour, 945.1 miles/hour or 821.3 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' 31.1" | 15.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.4" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 10.6" | 944.84 mi | west | 0° 03' 27.2" | 3.96 mi | north | 944.68 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 27.0" | 755.43 mi | east | 0° 57' 05.9" | 65.47 mi | north | 755.97 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 | Wed 12:46 AM | 1417 km | 881 miles | 765 nm |  ESE |
| Dakar | Wed 1:46 AM | 2037 km | 1266 miles | 1100 nm | ESE |
| Nouakchott | Wed 1:46 AM | 2099 km | 1304 miles | 1133 nm |  E |
| Banjul | Wed 1:46 AM | 2171 km | 1349 miles | 1172 nm | ESE |
| Azores | Wed 12:46 AM | 2202 km | 1368 miles | 1189 nm |  NNE |
| Bissau | Wed 1:46 AM | 2339 km | 1453 miles | 1263 nm | ESE |
| Cayenne | Tue 10:46 PM | 2433 km | 1512 miles | 1313 nm |  SW |
| El Aaiún | Wed 1:46 AM | 2445 km | 1519 miles | 1320 nm |  ENE |
| Paramaribo | Tue 10:46 PM | 2605 km | 1618 miles | 1406 nm | SW |
| Fortaleza | Tue 10:46 PM | 2627 km | 1632 miles | 1418 nm |  S |
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