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 20:48:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, April 6, 2012 at 20:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 47° 37' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.71 meters/second, 1579.3 km/hour, 981.4 miles/hour or 852.8 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' 04.8" | 981.20 mi | west | 0° 12' 22.1" | 14.17 mi | south | 980.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 51' 20.8" | 941.86 mi | east | 4° 34' 37.9" | 314.67 mi | south | 985.33 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 11:48 PM | 348 km | 216 miles | 188 nm |  SW |
| Mutsamudu | Fri 11:48 PM | 387 km | 240 miles | 209 nm |  WSW |
| Moroni | Fri 11:48 PM | 482 km | 299 miles | 260 nm | WSW |
| Toamasina | Fri 11:48 PM | 847 km | 526 miles | 457 nm |  SSE |
| Antananarivo | Fri 11:48 PM | 910 km | 565 miles | 491 nm |  S |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 11:48 PM | 1012 km | 629 miles | 546 nm |  WNW |
| Antsirabe | Fri 11:48 PM | 1017 km | 632 miles | 549 nm | S |
| Victoria | Sat 12:48 AM | 1095 km | 680 miles | 591 nm |  NE |
| Dodoma | Fri 11:48 PM | 1400 km | 870 miles | 756 nm | WNW |
| Saint-Denis | Sat 12:48 AM | 1404 km | 873 miles | 758 nm |  SE |
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