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 Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 02:24:00 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 Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 02:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 48' | North |
| Longitude: | 33° 25' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.70 meters/second, 1510.9 km/hour, 938.8 miles/hour or 815.8 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' 30.7" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.1" | 0.02 mi | north | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 48.7" | 938.58 mi | west | 0° 01' 07.6" | 1.29 mi | north | 938.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 42.2" | 756.40 mi | east | 0° 00' 14.9" | 0.28 mi | north | 756.39 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 |
|---|
| Mindelo | Thu 1:24 AM | 989 km | 614 miles | 534 nm |  ESE |
| Praia | Thu 1:24 AM | 1235 km | 767 miles | 667 nm | ESE |
| Dakar | Thu 2:24 AM | 1825 km | 1134 miles | 985 nm | ESE |
| Nouakchott | Thu 2:24 AM | 1855 km | 1153 miles | 1002 nm |  E |
| Banjul | Thu 2:24 AM | 1967 km | 1222 miles | 1062 nm | ESE |
| Azores | Thu 1:24 AM | 2029 km | 1261 miles | 1096 nm |  NNE |
| Bissau | Thu 2:24 AM | 2145 km | 1333 miles | 1158 nm | ESE |
| El Aaiún | Thu 2:24 AM | 2171 km | 1349 miles | 1172 nm |  ENE |
| Conakry | Thu 2:24 AM | 2455 km | 1525 miles | 1326 nm | ESE |
| Freetown | Thu 2:24 AM | 2561 km | 1591 miles | 1383 nm | ESE |
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