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 Monday, April 9, 2012 at 01:44:00 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: 92%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 01:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 24' | South |
| Longitude: | 4° 53' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.82 meters/second, 1511.3 km/hour, 939.1 miles/hour or 816.1 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' 23.2" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.5" | 0.13 mi | south | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 17.2" | 938.85 mi | west | 0° 06' 33.4" | 7.52 mi | south | 938.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 45' 31.9" | 963.03 mi | east | 1° 56' 00.4" | 133.01 mi | south | 966.31 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 |
|---|
| Jamestown | Mon 1:44 AM | 1189 km | 739 miles | 642 nm |  WNW |
| Windhoek | Mon 2:44 AM | 1317 km | 818 miles | 711 nm |  ESE |
| Luanda | Mon 2:44 AM | 1475 km | 917 miles | 797 nm |  NE |
| Kinshasa | Mon 2:44 AM | 2016 km | 1253 miles | 1089 nm | NE |
| Brazzaville | Mon 2:44 AM | 2020 km | 1255 miles | 1091 nm | NE |
| Cape Town | Mon 3:44 AM | 2094 km | 1301 miles | 1131 nm |  SE |
| São Tomé | Mon 1:44 AM | 2193 km | 1363 miles | 1184 nm |  N |
| Gaborone | Mon 3:44 AM | 2244 km | 1395 miles | 1212 nm | ESE |
| Libreville | Mon 2:44 AM | 2246 km | 1395 miles | 1213 nm |  NNE |
| Johannesburg | Mon 3:44 AM | 2490 km | 1547 miles | 1345 nm | ESE |
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