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 22, 2012 at 18:34:00 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: 72%

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 Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 18:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 50'	North
Longitude:	14° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.53 meters/second, 1618.3 km/hour, 1005.6 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' 33.1"	16.76 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.76 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 14.4"	1005.56 mi	west	0° 11' 02.3"	12.64 mi	north	1005.56 mi
24 hours	10° 39' 47.8"	736.74 mi	east	4° 17' 30.2"	294.92 mi	north	791.68 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
Berbérati	Thu 7:34 PM	246 km	153 miles	133 nm	NE
Yaoundé	Thu 7:34 PM	308 km	192 miles	167 nm	WNW
Ebebiyín	Thu 7:34 PM	317 km	197 miles	171 nm	WSW
Impfondo	Thu 7:34 PM	461 km	286 miles	249 nm	ESE
Bata	Thu 7:34 PM	494 km	307 miles	267 nm	WSW
Franceville	Thu 7:34 PM	497 km	309 miles	268 nm	S
Bimbo	Thu 7:34 PM	503 km	313 miles	272 nm	ENE
Douala	Thu 7:34 PM	506 km	315 miles	273 nm	WNW
Bangui	Thu 7:34 PM	524 km	325 miles	283 nm	ENE
Bamenda	Thu 7:34 PM	558 km	347 miles	302 nm	NW