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 21, 2012 at 17:34:00 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: 62%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Next phase	Full Moon	Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 17:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 52'	South
Longitude:	17° 50'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.50 meters/second, 1618.2 km/hour, 1005.5 miles/hour or 873.8 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' 32.6"	16.76 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.76 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 35.9"	1005.51 mi	west	0° 11' 21.10"	13.02 mi	north	1005.65 mi
24 hours	10° 49' 23.6"	748.31 mi	east	4° 30' 06.7"	309.34 mi	north	809.90 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
Impfondo	Wed 6:34 PM	385 km	239 miles	208 nm	N
Brazzaville	Wed 6:34 PM	388 km	241 miles	210 nm	SW
Kinshasa	Wed 6:34 PM	391 km	243 miles	211 nm	SW
Franceville	Wed 6:34 PM	473 km	294 miles	255 nm	W
Dolisie	Wed 6:34 PM	629 km	391 miles	340 nm	WSW
Bimbo	Wed 6:34 PM	679 km	422 miles	367 nm	N
Bangui	Wed 6:34 PM	693 km	431 miles	374 nm	N
Berbérati	Wed 6:34 PM	714 km	443 miles	385 nm	NNW
Pointe-Noire	Wed 6:34 PM	737 km	458 miles	398 nm	WSW
Cabinda	Wed 6:34 PM	748 km	465 miles	404 nm	WSW