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, May 28, 2010 at 21:20:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, May 28, 2010 at 21:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 25° 02' | South |
| Longitude: | 50° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 405.00 meters/second, 1458.0 km/hour, 906.0 miles/hour or 787.3 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' 26.8" | 15.10 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | south | 15.10 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 47.0" | 905.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.0" | 0.06 mi | south | 905.61 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 05' 36.2" | 820.87 mi | east | 0° 36' 59.0" | 42.43 mi | north | 824.00 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 |
|---|
| Saint-Denis | Sat 1:20 AM | 659 km | 410 miles | 356 nm |  NE |
| Antsirabe | Sat 12:20 AM | 693 km | 431 miles | 374 nm |  NW |
| Antananarivo | Sat 12:20 AM | 759 km | 471 miles | 410 nm |  NNW |
| Toamasina | Sat 12:20 AM | 776 km | 482 miles | 419 nm | NNW |
| Port Louis | Sat 1:20 AM | 870 km | 541 miles | 470 nm | NE |
| Moroni | Sat 12:20 AM | 1678 km | 1043 miles | 906 nm | NNW |
| Maputo | Fri 11:20 PM | 1837 km | 1142 miles | 992 nm |  W |
| Mbabane | Fri 11:20 PM | 1982 km | 1232 miles | 1070 nm | W |
| Lilongwe | Fri 11:20 PM | 2165 km | 1345 miles | 1169 nm |  WNW |
| Harare | Fri 11:20 PM | 2198 km | 1366 miles | 1187 nm | WNW |
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