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 28, 2012 at 01:14:00 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: 100%

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 28, 2012 at 01:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 49'	North
Longitude:	28° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.58 meters/second, 1521.3 km/hour, 945.3 miles/hour or 821.4 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' 31.1"	15.76 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	north	15.76 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 11.1"	945.04 mi	west	0° 03' 30.0"	4.01 mi	north	944.87 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 15.3"	755.36 mi	east	0° 58' 18.2"	66.85 mi	north	755.98 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
Mindelo	Wed 12:14 AM	461 km	286 miles	249 nm	SE
Santa Maria	Wed 12:14 AM	653 km	406 miles	353 nm	ESE
Praia	Wed 12:14 AM	728 km	452 miles	393 nm	SE
Dakar	Wed 1:14 AM	1267 km	788 miles	684 nm	ESE
Nouakchott	Wed 1:14 AM	1289 km	801 miles	696 nm	E
Banjul	Wed 1:14 AM	1415 km	879 miles	764 nm	ESE
Bissau	Wed 1:14 AM	1601 km	995 miles	865 nm	ESE
El Aaiún	Wed 1:14 AM	1722 km	1070 miles	930 nm	ENE
Conakry	Wed 1:14 AM	1921 km	1193 miles	1037 nm	SE
Freetown	Wed 1:14 AM	2032 km	1263 miles	1097 nm	SE