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 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 03:20:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 03:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 25' | South |
| Longitude: | 3° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.29 meters/second, 1491.4 km/hour, 926.7 miles/hour or 805.3 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" | 15.45 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.45 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 05.2" | 926.48 mi | west | 0° 02' 39.6" | 3.05 mi | south | 926.35 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 38' 11.7" | 942.68 mi | east | 0° 21' 06.0" | 24.20 mi | south | 941.85 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 | Tue 3:20 AM | 656 km | 408 miles | 354 nm |  NNW |
| Windhoek | Tue 4:20 AM | 2116 km | 1315 miles | 1143 nm |  E |
| Luanda | Tue 4:20 AM | 2260 km | 1404 miles | 1220 nm |  NE |
| Cape Town | Tue 5:20 AM | 2550 km | 1584 miles | 1377 nm |  SE |
| São Tomé | Tue 3:20 AM | 2645 km | 1644 miles | 1428 nm |  NNE |
| Kinshasa | Tue 4:20 AM | 2766 km | 1719 miles | 1493 nm | NE |
| Brazzaville | Tue 4:20 AM | 2768 km | 1720 miles | 1495 nm | NE |
| Libreville | Tue 4:20 AM | 2786 km | 1731 miles | 1505 nm | NNE |
| Abidjan | Tue 3:20 AM | 2958 km | 1838 miles | 1597 nm |  N |
| Accra | Tue 3:20 AM | 3002 km | 1865 miles | 1621 nm | N |
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