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 20:36:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 20:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 40' | North |
| Longitude: | 50° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.12 meters/second, 1512.4 km/hour, 939.8 miles/hour or 816.6 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" | 15.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.7" | 0.03 mi | north | 15.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 52.1" | 939.52 mi | west | 0° 01' 41.1" | 1.93 mi | north | 939.43 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 10.0" | 756.53 mi | east | 0° 13' 46.4" | 15.80 mi | north | 756.12 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 |
|---|
| Doha | Wed 11:36 PM | 517 km | 321 miles | 279 nm |  N |
| Salalah | Thu 12:36 AM | 535 km | 333 miles | 289 nm |  SE |
| Al-Jamiliyah | Wed 11:36 PM | 550 km | 342 miles | 297 nm | N |
| Abu Dhabi | Thu 12:36 AM | 560 km | 348 miles | 303 nm |  NE |
| Al Khor | Wed 11:36 PM | 561 km | 348 miles | 303 nm | N |
| Riyadh | Wed 11:36 PM | 605 km | 376 miles | 327 nm |  NW |
| Riffa | Wed 11:36 PM | 605 km | 376 miles | 327 nm | N |
| Manama | Wed 11:36 PM | 613 km | 381 miles | 331 nm | N |
| Dammam | Wed 11:36 PM | 638 km | 397 miles | 345 nm | N |
| Qatif | Wed 11:36 PM | 658 km | 409 miles | 355 nm | N |
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