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 20:14:00 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%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 20:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 39' | North |
| Longitude: | 56° 05' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.15 meters/second, 1512.5 km/hour, 939.8 miles/hour or 816.7 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' 30.8" | 15.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.03 mi | north | 15.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 52.4" | 939.59 mi | west | 0° 01' 43.3" | 1.97 mi | north | 939.50 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 07.0" | 756.53 mi | east | 0° 14' 37.8" | 16.77 mi | north | 756.10 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 |
|---|
| Nizwa | Thu 12:14 AM | 293 km | 182 miles | 158 nm |  NNE |
| Seeb | Thu 12:14 AM | 399 km | 248 miles | 215 nm | NNE |
| Muscat | Thu 12:14 AM | 413 km | 257 miles | 223 nm |  NE |
| Salalah | Thu 12:14 AM | 455 km | 283 miles | 245 nm |  SSW |
| Abu Dhabi | Thu 12:14 AM | 455 km | 283 miles | 246 nm |  NNW |
| Dubai | Thu 12:14 AM | 517 km | 321 miles | 279 nm |  N |
| Sharjah | Thu 12:14 AM | 527 km | 327 miles | 285 nm | N |
| Doha | Wed 11:14 PM | 693 km | 431 miles | 374 nm |  NW |
| Bandar-Abbas | Wed 11:44 PM | 723 km | 449 miles | 390 nm | N |
| Al Khor | Wed 11:14 PM | 728 km | 453 miles | 393 nm | NW |
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