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 Friday, April 13, 2012 at 02:40:00 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: 54%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 02:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 31' | South |
| Longitude: | 48° 25' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.11 meters/second, 1526.8 km/hour, 948.7 miles/hour or 824.4 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' 27.5" | 15.81 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.8" | 0.13 mi | north | 15.81 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 34.9" | 948.53 mi | west | 0° 06' 55.9" | 7.95 mi | north | 948.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 33' 45.6" | 824.15 mi | east | 3° 10' 49.7" | 218.73 mi | north | 859.63 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 |
|---|
| Antananarivo | Fri 5:40 AM | 105 km | 65 miles | 57 nm |  WSW |
| Toamasina | Fri 5:40 AM | 111 km | 69 miles | 60 nm |  ENE |
| Antsirabe | Fri 5:40 AM | 209 km | 130 miles | 113 nm |  SW |
| Mamoutzou | Fri 5:40 AM | 721 km | 448 miles | 389 nm |  NNW |
| Saint-Denis | Fri 6:40 AM | 782 km | 486 miles | 422 nm |  ESE |
| Mutsamudu | Fri 5:40 AM | 825 km | 513 miles | 445 nm | NNW |
| Moroni | Fri 5:40 AM | 936 km | 581 miles | 505 nm |  NW |
| Port Louis | Fri 6:40 AM | 971 km | 603 miles | 524 nm | ESE |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 5:40 AM | 1630 km | 1013 miles | 880 nm | NW |
| Lilongwe | Fri 4:40 AM | 1643 km | 1021 miles | 887 nm |  WNW |
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