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 04:10:00 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: 74%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 04:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 45' | South |
| Longitude: | 0° 44' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.74 meters/second, 1489.5 km/hour, 925.5 miles/hour or 804.2 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" | 15.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | north | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 58.0" | 925.27 mi | west | 0° 01' 08.5" | 1.31 mi | north | 925.33 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 06' 48.5" | 906.90 mi | east | 1° 06' 15.8" | 75.99 mi | north | 913.49 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 | Wed 4:10 AM | 831 km | 517 miles | 449 nm |  NW |
| Windhoek | Wed 5:10 AM | 1841 km | 1144 miles | 994 nm |  E |
| Luanda | Wed 5:10 AM | 2069 km | 1286 miles | 1117 nm |  NE |
| Cape Town | Wed 6:10 AM | 2313 km | 1437 miles | 1249 nm |  SE |
| São Tomé | Wed 4:10 AM | 2575 km | 1600 miles | 1390 nm |  NNE |
| Kinshasa | Wed 5:10 AM | 2592 km | 1611 miles | 1400 nm | NE |
| Brazzaville | Wed 5:10 AM | 2595 km | 1612 miles | 1401 nm | NE |
| Libreville | Wed 5:10 AM | 2688 km | 1670 miles | 1451 nm | NNE |
| Gaborone | Wed 6:10 AM | 2742 km | 1704 miles | 1481 nm |  ESE |
| Maseru | Wed 6:10 AM | 2949 km | 1833 miles | 1593 nm | ESE |
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