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 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 00:52:00 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: 76%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 00:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 48' | South |
| Longitude: | 46° 47' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.53 meters/second, 1488.7 km/hour, 925.0 miles/hour or 803.8 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' 23.7" | 15.42 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.42 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 47.6" | 924.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 39.2" | 0.75 mi | north | 924.82 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 12' 07.7" | 912.31 mi | east | 0° 55' 17.1" | 63.40 mi | north | 917.39 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 |
|---|
| Antsirabe | Wed 3:52 AM | 215 km | 134 miles | 116 nm |  N |
| Antananarivo | Wed 3:52 AM | 328 km | 204 miles | 177 nm |  NNE |
| Toamasina | Wed 3:52 AM | 488 km | 303 miles | 264 nm |  NE |
| Saint-Denis | Wed 4:52 AM | 905 km | 563 miles | 489 nm |  E |
| Mamoutzou | Wed 3:52 AM | 1011 km | 628 miles | 546 nm | N |
| Port Louis | Wed 4:52 AM | 1129 km | 702 miles | 610 nm | E |
| Moroni | Wed 3:52 AM | 1180 km | 733 miles | 637 nm |  NNW |
| Maputo | Wed 2:52 AM | 1516 km | 942 miles | 819 nm |  WSW |
| Lilongwe | Wed 2:52 AM | 1625 km | 1010 miles | 878 nm |  WNW |
| Mbabane | Wed 2:52 AM | 1667 km | 1036 miles | 900 nm | WSW |
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