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 21:10:00 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 21:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 20' | South |
| Longitude: | 56° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.86 meters/second, 1547.5 km/hour, 961.6 miles/hour or 835.6 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' 24.6" | 16.03 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.03 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 34.5" | 961.34 mi | west | 0° 10' 13.4" | 11.72 mi | south | 961.02 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 24' 26.4" | 961.19 mi | east | 3° 32' 13.6" | 243.26 mi | south | 982.99 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 1:10 AM | 552 km | 343 miles | 298 nm |  SSE |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 1:10 AM | 618 km | 384 miles | 334 nm |  S |
| Toamasina | Sun 12:10 AM | 788 km | 489 miles | 425 nm |  WSW |
| Antananarivo | Sun 12:10 AM | 1004 km | 624 miles | 542 nm | WSW |
| Victoria | Sun 1:10 AM | 1188 km | 738 miles | 641 nm |  N |
| Moroni | Sun 12:10 AM | 1451 km | 902 miles | 783 nm |  WNW |
| Diego Garcia | Sun 3:10 AM | 1979 km | 1230 miles | 1068 nm |  ENE |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 12:10 AM | 2071 km | 1287 miles | 1118 nm | WNW |
| Mogadishu | Sun 12:10 AM | 2263 km | 1406 miles | 1222 nm |  NNW |
| Lilongwe | Sat 11:10 PM | 2418 km | 1503 miles | 1306 nm |  W |
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