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 22:54:00 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 22:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 11' | South |
| Longitude: | 60° 24' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.91 meters/second, 1493.7 km/hour, 928.1 miles/hour or 806.5 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' 03.3" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.47 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 02.5" | 927.87 mi | west | 0° 03' 21.0" | 3.84 mi | south | 927.70 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 41' 24.3" | 947.60 mi | east | 0° 37' 30.5" | 43.01 mi | south | 946.55 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 2:54 AM | 323 km | 200 miles | 174 nm |  WNW |
| Saint-Denis | Tue 2:54 AM | 515 km | 320 miles | 278 nm |  W |
| Antananarivo | Tue 1:54 AM | 1370 km | 851 miles | 740 nm | W |
| Victoria | Tue 2:54 AM | 1909 km | 1186 miles | 1031 nm |  NNW |
| Diego Garcia | Tue 4:54 AM | 2005 km | 1246 miles | 1083 nm |  NE |
| Moroni | Tue 1:54 AM | 2104 km | 1307 miles | 1136 nm | WNW |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 1:54 AM | 2773 km | 1723 miles | 1498 nm | WNW |
| Maputo | Tue 12:54 AM | 2883 km | 1791 miles | 1556 nm |  WSW |
| Lilongwe | Tue 12:54 AM | 2932 km | 1822 miles | 1583 nm | WNW |
| Mbabane | Tue 12:54 AM | 3030 km | 1883 miles | 1636 nm | WSW |
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