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 Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 03:28:00 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: 33%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 03:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 21' | South |
| Longitude: | 61° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.46 meters/second, 1585.6 km/hour, 985.3 miles/hour or 856.2 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' 31.5" | 16.42 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.42 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 32.0" | 985.21 mi | west | 0° 10' 19.9" | 11.84 mi | north | 985.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 06' 31.4" | 753.49 mi | east | 4° 17' 50.8" | 295.37 mi | north | 813.90 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 |
|---|
| Victoria | Sun 7:28 AM | 972 km | 604 miles | 525 nm |  NW |
| Port Louis | Sun 7:28 AM | 1051 km | 653 miles | 567 nm |  SSW |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 7:28 AM | 1217 km | 756 miles | 657 nm | SSW |
| Diego Garcia | Sun 9:28 AM | 1316 km | 818 miles | 710 nm |  ENE |
| Antananarivo | Sun 6:28 AM | 1685 km | 1047 miles | 910 nm |  WSW |
| Moroni | Sun 6:28 AM | 1944 km | 1208 miles | 1050 nm |  W |
| Male | Sun 8:28 AM | 2196 km | 1365 miles | 1186 nm |  NE |
| Mogadishu | Sun 6:28 AM | 2291 km | 1424 miles | 1237 nm | NW |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 6:28 AM | 2453 km | 1524 miles | 1324 nm | W |
| Dodoma | Sun 6:28 AM | 2851 km | 1771 miles | 1539 nm | W |
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