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 19:24:00 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: 72%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 19:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 1° 58' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.47 meters/second, 1618.1 km/hour, 1005.4 miles/hour or 873.7 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' 15.1" | 1005.44 mi | west | 0° 11' 01.3" | 12.62 mi | north | 1005.43 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 39' 41.0" | 736.52 mi | east | 4° 16' 54.6" | 294.24 mi | north | 791.15 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 |
|---|
| Lome | Thu 7:24 PM | 358 km | 222 miles | 193 nm |  NNW |
| Accra | Thu 7:24 PM | 372 km | 231 miles | 201 nm |  NW |
| Cotonou | Thu 8:24 PM | 379 km | 235 miles | 204 nm |  N |
| Porto Novo | Thu 8:24 PM | 399 km | 248 miles | 216 nm |  NNE |
| Lagos | Thu 8:24 PM | 413 km | 257 miles | 223 nm | NNE |
| Ibadan | Thu 8:24 PM | 531 km | 330 miles | 287 nm | NNE |
| Benin City | Thu 8:24 PM | 550 km | 342 miles | 297 nm |  NE |
| Kumasi | Thu 7:24 PM | 572 km | 355 miles | 309 nm | NW |
| Port Harcourt | Thu 8:24 PM | 595 km | 370 miles | 321 nm |  ENE |
| São Tomé | Thu 7:24 PM | 605 km | 376 miles | 327 nm |  ESE |
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