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 05:48:00 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: 18%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 05:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 13' | South |
| Longitude: | 45° 12' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.00 meters/second, 1566.0 km/hour, 973.1 miles/hour or 845.6 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" | 16.22 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.22 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 29.9" | 972.95 mi | west | 0° 09' 30.8" | 10.90 mi | north | 973.35 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 30' 25.5" | 771.73 mi | east | 4° 03' 34.9" | 279.08 mi | north | 826.50 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 |
|---|
| Mamoutzou | Sun 8:48 AM | 158 km | 98 miles | 85 nm |  N |
| Mutsamudu | Sun 8:48 AM | 242 km | 151 miles | 131 nm |  NNW |
| Moroni | Sun 8:48 AM | 348 km | 216 miles | 188 nm |  NW |
| Antananarivo | Sun 8:48 AM | 577 km | 358 miles | 311 nm |  SSE |
| Toamasina | Sun 8:48 AM | 626 km | 389 miles | 338 nm |  SE |
| Nampula | Sun 7:48 AM | 647 km | 402 miles | 350 nm |  W |
| Antsirabe | Sun 8:48 AM | 656 km | 407 miles | 354 nm | SSE |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 8:48 AM | 1042 km | 648 miles | 563 nm | NW |
| Lilongwe | Sun 7:48 AM | 1234 km | 767 miles | 666 nm | W |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 9:48 AM | 1314 km | 817 miles | 710 nm | SE |
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