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 18, 2012 at 04:48:00 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: 19%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 04:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 22' | South |
| Longitude: | 59° 42' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.66 meters/second, 1564.8 km/hour, 972.3 miles/hour or 844.9 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' 30.4" | 16.21 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.3" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.21 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 25.8" | 972.19 mi | west | 0° 09' 27.0" | 10.83 mi | north | 972.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 54.5" | 772.84 mi | east | 4° 02' 20.2" | 277.65 mi | north | 827.13 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 |
|---|
| Port Louis | Sun 8:48 AM | 683 km | 424 miles | 369 nm |  SSW |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 8:48 AM | 850 km | 528 miles | 459 nm | SSW |
| Victoria | Sun 8:48 AM | 1175 km | 730 miles | 634 nm |  NNW |
| Antananarivo | Sun 7:48 AM | 1394 km | 866 miles | 753 nm |  WSW |
| Diego Garcia | Sun 10:48 AM | 1592 km | 989 miles | 860 nm |  ENE |
| Moroni | Sun 7:48 AM | 1802 km | 1120 miles | 973 nm |  W |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 7:48 AM | 2383 km | 1481 miles | 1287 nm |  WNW |
| Mogadishu | Sun 7:48 AM | 2409 km | 1497 miles | 1301 nm |  NW |
| Male | Sun 9:48 AM | 2555 km | 1588 miles | 1380 nm |  NE |
| Dodoma | Sun 7:48 AM | 2774 km | 1724 miles | 1498 nm | WNW |
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