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 29, 2012 at 02:46:00 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 Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 02:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 49' | North |
| Longitude: | 38° 44' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.68 meters/second, 1510.8 km/hour, 938.8 miles/hour or 815.8 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' 30.7" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | north | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 48.5" | 938.53 mi | west | 0° 01' 05.6" | 1.25 mi | north | 938.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 43.4" | 756.39 mi | east | 0° 00' 36.4" | 0.70 mi | south | 756.42 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 |
|---|
| Praia | Thu 1:46 AM | 1739 km | 1081 miles | 939 nm |  ESE |
| Azores | Thu 1:46 AM | 2215 km | 1376 miles | 1196 nm |  NNE |
| Cayenne | Wed 11:46 PM | 2291 km | 1423 miles | 1237 nm |  SW |
| Dakar | Thu 2:46 AM | 2357 km | 1465 miles | 1273 nm | ESE |
| Bridgetown | Wed 10:46 PM | 2379 km | 1478 miles | 1285 nm |  WSW |
| Nouakchott | Thu 2:46 AM | 2407 km | 1496 miles | 1300 nm |  E |
| Paramaribo | Wed 11:46 PM | 2428 km | 1509 miles | 1311 nm | SW |
| Fort-de-France | Wed 10:46 PM | 2464 km | 1531 miles | 1330 nm | WSW |
| Saint John's (Antigua) | Wed 10:46 PM | 2466 km | 1532 miles | 1331 nm |  W |
| Roseau | Wed 10:46 PM | 2471 km | 1536 miles | 1334 nm | W |
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