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 22:40:00 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: 86%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 22:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 10' | South |
| Longitude: | 63° 45' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.95 meters/second, 1493.8 km/hour, 928.2 miles/hour or 806.6 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' 23.0" | 15.47 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.4" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.47 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 02.5" | 927.95 mi | west | 0° 03' 23.2" | 3.89 mi | south | 927.78 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 41' 33.2" | 947.84 mi | east | 0° 38' 22.6" | 44.01 mi | south | 946.79 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 | Tue 2:40 AM | 661 km | 411 miles | 357 nm |  W |
| Saint-Denis | Tue 2:40 AM | 864 km | 537 miles | 466 nm | W |
| Antananarivo | Tue 1:40 AM | 1716 km | 1066 miles | 927 nm | W |
| Diego Garcia | Tue 4:40 AM | 1793 km | 1114 miles | 968 nm |  NNE |
| Victoria | Tue 2:40 AM | 2039 km | 1267 miles | 1101 nm |  NNW |
| Moroni | Tue 1:40 AM | 2419 km | 1503 miles | 1306 nm |  WNW |
| Male | Tue 3:40 AM | 2999 km | 1864 miles | 1619 nm | NNE |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 1:40 AM | 3076 km | 1911 miles | 1661 nm | WNW |
| Port-aux-Francais | Tue 3:40 AM | 3179 km | 1975 miles | 1716 nm |  S |
| Maputo | Tue 12:40 AM | 3218 km | 2000 miles | 1738 nm |  WSW |
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