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, April 6, 2012 at 20:38:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, April 6, 2012 at 20:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 40' | South |
| Longitude: | 50° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.76 meters/second, 1579.5 km/hour, 981.5 miles/hour or 852.9 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' 26.1" | 16.36 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.3" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.36 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 05.5" | 981.33 mi | west | 0° 12' 22.8" | 14.18 mi | south | 981.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 51' 05.9" | 941.68 mi | east | 4° 34' 58.8" | 315.07 mi | south | 985.30 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 | Fri 11:38 PM | 572 km | 356 miles | 309 nm |  WSW |
| Mutsamudu | Fri 11:38 PM | 636 km | 395 miles | 343 nm | WSW |
| Moroni | Fri 11:38 PM | 741 km | 460 miles | 400 nm |  W |
| Toamasina | Fri 11:38 PM | 831 km | 517 miles | 449 nm |  S |
| Victoria | Sat 12:38 AM | 897 km | 557 miles | 484 nm |  NE |
| Antananarivo | Fri 11:38 PM | 952 km | 592 miles | 514 nm |  SSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 11:38 PM | 1255 km | 780 miles | 678 nm |  WNW |
| Saint-Denis | Sat 12:38 AM | 1271 km | 790 miles | 686 nm |  SSE |
| Port Louis | Sat 12:38 AM | 1322 km | 821 miles | 714 nm |  SE |
| Mogadishu | Fri 11:38 PM | 1497 km | 930 miles | 809 nm |  NNW |
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