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 Friday, November 23, 2012 at 17:14:00 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 23, 2012 at 17:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 44° 10' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.92 meters/second, 1608.9 km/hour, 999.7 miles/hour or 868.7 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' 33.3" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 22.6" | 999.68 mi | west | 0° 10' 22.6" | 11.89 mi | north | 999.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 40' 55.5" | 733.63 mi | east | 3° 57' 39.0" | 272.23 mi | north | 779.09 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 |
|---|
| Hargeisa | Fri 8:14 PM | 296 km | 184 miles | 160 nm |  N |
| Dire Dawa | Fri 8:14 PM | 393 km | 244 miles | 212 nm |  NW |
| Ali Sabieh | Fri 8:14 PM | 498 km | 310 miles | 269 nm |  NNW |
| Djibouti | Fri 8:14 PM | 532 km | 330 miles | 287 nm | NNW |
| Mogadishu | Fri 8:14 PM | 552 km | 343 miles | 298 nm |  SSE |
| Tadjoura | Fri 8:14 PM | 560 km | 348 miles | 302 nm | NNW |
| Adama | Fri 8:14 PM | 570 km | 354 miles | 308 nm |  WNW |
| Addis Ababa | Fri 8:14 PM | 642 km | 399 miles | 347 nm | WNW |
| Aden | Fri 8:14 PM | 664 km | 412 miles | 358 nm | N |
| Bosaso | Fri 8:14 PM | 735 km | 456 miles | 397 nm |  NE |
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