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 Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 19:18:00 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: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 19:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 17' | North |
| Longitude: | 43° 19' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.76 meters/second, 1611.9 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.4 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' 28.7" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 13.4" | 0.26 mi | south | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 42.3" | 1001.54 mi | west | 0° 13' 32.6" | 15.51 mi | south | 1001.67 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 43' 07.5" | 879.82 mi | east | 5° 26' 16.0" | 373.65 mi | south | 954.85 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 |
|---|
| Mogadishu | Wed 10:18 PM | 296 km | 184 miles | 160 nm |  NE |
| Mombasa | Wed 10:18 PM | 629 km | 391 miles | 340 nm |  SW |
| Nairobi | Wed 10:18 PM | 745 km | 463 miles | 402 nm |  WSW |
| Nakuru | Wed 10:18 PM | 810 km | 503 miles | 437 nm |  W |
| Zanzibar City | Wed 10:18 PM | 848 km | 527 miles | 458 nm |  SSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Wed 10:18 PM | 905 km | 562 miles | 489 nm | SSW |
| Adama | Wed 10:18 PM | 1017 km | 632 miles | 549 nm |  NNW |
| Addis Ababa | Wed 10:18 PM | 1090 km | 677 miles | 589 nm | NNW |
| Dodoma | Wed 10:18 PM | 1111 km | 690 miles | 600 nm | SW |
| Kampala | Wed 10:18 PM | 1196 km | 743 miles | 646 nm | W |
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