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 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 20:24:00 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 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 20:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 30' | North |
| Longitude: | 42° 06' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.43 meters/second, 1524.3 km/hour, 947.2 miles/hour or 823.1 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' 31.3" | 15.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.79 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 17.3" | 946.94 mi | west | 0° 03' 56.2" | 4.51 mi | north | 946.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 20.2" | 754.70 mi | east | 1° 09' 08.8" | 79.28 mi | north | 756.13 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 |
|---|
| Makkah | Tue 11:24 PM | 319 km | 198 miles | 172 nm |  NW |
| Jeddah | Tue 11:24 PM | 377 km | 234 miles | 203 nm | NW |
| Sana | Tue 11:24 PM | 510 km | 317 miles | 275 nm |  SSE |
| Port Sudan | Tue 11:24 PM | 512 km | 318 miles | 277 nm |  W |
| Keren | Tue 11:24 PM | 565 km | 351 miles | 305 nm |  SW |
| Asmara | Tue 11:24 PM | 571 km | 355 miles | 308 nm | SW |
| Medina | Tue 11:24 PM | 606 km | 377 miles | 327 nm |  NNW |
| Mek'ele | Tue 11:24 PM | 722 km | 449 miles | 390 nm |  SSW |
| Riyadh | Tue 11:24 PM | 744 km | 462 miles | 402 nm |  NE |
| Kassala | Tue 11:24 PM | 753 km | 468 miles | 407 nm | SW |
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