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 20:46:00 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 20:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 40' | North |
| Longitude: | 48° 21' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.10 meters/second, 1512.4 km/hour, 939.7 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" | 939.48 mi | west | 0° 01' 40.2" | 1.92 mi | north | 939.40 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 11.3" | 756.52 mi | east | 0° 13' 23.2" | 15.35 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 |
|---|
| Riyadh | Wed 11:46 PM | 471 km | 292 miles | 254 nm |  NNW |
| Doha | Wed 11:46 PM | 606 km | 377 miles | 327 nm |  NNE |
| Al-Jamiliyah | Wed 11:46 PM | 616 km | 383 miles | 332 nm | NNE |
| Al Khor | Wed 11:46 PM | 642 km | 399 miles | 347 nm | NNE |
| Riffa | Wed 11:46 PM | 645 km | 401 miles | 348 nm | NNE |
| Manama | Wed 11:46 PM | 654 km | 406 miles | 353 nm | NNE |
| Dammam | Wed 11:46 PM | 661 km | 411 miles | 357 nm | NNE |
| Qatif | Wed 11:46 PM | 675 km | 419 miles | 364 nm | NNE |
| Salalah | Thu 12:46 AM | 729 km | 453 miles | 393 nm |  ESE |
| Sana | Wed 11:46 PM | 729 km | 453 miles | 394 nm |  SW |
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