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 Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 21:00:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 21:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 18' | South |
| Longitude: | 58° 35' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.92 meters/second, 1547.7 km/hour, 961.7 miles/hour or 835.7 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' 24.5" | 16.03 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.03 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 35.2" | 961.49 mi | west | 0° 10' 14.5" | 11.74 mi | south | 961.17 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 24' 14.8" | 961.11 mi | east | 3° 32' 43.6" | 243.83 mi | south | 983.05 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 1:00 AM | 550 km | 342 miles | 297 nm |  SSW |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 1:00 AM | 700 km | 435 miles | 378 nm | SSW |
| Victoria | Sun 1:00 AM | 1231 km | 765 miles | 665 nm |  NNW |
| Antananarivo | Midnight Sat-Sun | 1244 km | 773 miles | 672 nm |  WSW |
| Moroni | Midnight Sat-Sun | 1701 km | 1057 miles | 919 nm |  WNW |
| Diego Garcia | Sun 3:00 AM | 1747 km | 1086 miles | 943 nm |  ENE |
| Dar es Salaam | Midnight Sat-Sun | 2306 km | 1433 miles | 1245 nm | WNW |
| Mogadishu | Midnight Sat-Sun | 2411 km | 1498 miles | 1302 nm |  NW |
| Lilongwe | Sat 11:00 PM | 2676 km | 1663 miles | 1445 nm |  W |
| Dodoma | Midnight Sat-Sun | 2692 km | 1673 miles | 1454 nm | WNW |
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