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 Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 01:38:00 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: 90%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 01:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 10° 36' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.79 meters/second, 1561.6 km/hour, 970.4 miles/hour or 843.2 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' 26.1" | 16.17 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.17 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 07.6" | 970.17 mi | west | 0° 11' 01.9" | 12.64 mi | south | 969.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 45' 19.5" | 924.48 mi | east | 3° 56' 19.9" | 270.85 mi | south | 955.18 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 |
|---|
| Lubango | Sun 2:38 AM | 340 km | 211 miles | 184 nm |  ESE |
| Huambo | Sun 2:38 AM | 567 km | 352 miles | 306 nm |  E |
| Luanda | Sun 2:38 AM | 611 km | 380 miles | 330 nm |  NNE |
| Cabinda | Sun 2:38 AM | 918 km | 571 miles | 496 nm |  N |
| Pointe-Noire | Sun 2:38 AM | 997 km | 620 miles | 538 nm | N |
| Kinshasa | Sun 2:38 AM | 1160 km | 721 miles | 626 nm | NNE |
| Brazzaville | Sun 2:38 AM | 1165 km | 724 miles | 629 nm | NNE |
| Windhoek * | Sun 3:38 AM | 1198 km | 744 miles | 647 nm |  SE |
| Libreville | Sun 2:38 AM | 1564 km | 972 miles | 845 nm | N |
| São Tomé | Sun 1:38 AM | 1611 km | 1001 miles | 870 nm |  NNW |
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