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 03:10:00 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: 75%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 03:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 46' | South |
| Longitude: | 13° 40' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.67 meters/second, 1489.2 km/hour, 925.3 miles/hour or 804.1 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' 23.8" | 15.42 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.9" | 0.02 mi | north | 15.42 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 54.7" | 925.10 mi | west | 0° 00' 59.7" | 1.14 mi | north | 925.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 08' 27.0" | 908.56 mi | east | 1° 02' 57.8" | 72.20 mi | north | 914.67 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 |
|---|
| Swakopmund | Wed 4:10 AM | 135 km | 84 miles | 73 nm |  SE |
| Walvis Bay | Wed 4:10 AM | 158 km | 98 miles | 85 nm |  SSE |
| Windhoek | Wed 4:10 AM | 365 km | 227 miles | 197 nm |  ESE |
| Lubango | Wed 4:10 AM | 758 km | 471 miles | 409 nm |  N |
| Rundu | Wed 4:10 AM | 768 km | 477 miles | 415 nm |  ENE |
| Huambo | Wed 4:10 AM | 1019 km | 633 miles | 550 nm |  NNE |
| Gaborone | Wed 5:10 AM | 1293 km | 803 miles | 698 nm | ESE |
| Cape Town | Wed 5:10 AM | 1426 km | 886 miles | 770 nm | SSE |
| Luanda | Wed 4:10 AM | 1432 km | 890 miles | 773 nm | N |
| Rustenburg | Wed 5:10 AM | 1449 km | 901 miles | 783 nm | ESE |
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