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 06:48:00 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: 31%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 06:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 46' | South |
| Longitude: | 12° 43' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.43 meters/second, 1589.1 km/hour, 987.5 miles/hour or 858.1 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' 31.6" | 16.46 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 45.0" | 987.39 mi | west | 0° 10' 28.1" | 11.99 mi | north | 987.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 02.7" | 749.90 mi | east | 4° 20' 19.9" | 298.20 mi | north | 811.34 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 |
|---|
| Luanda | Sun 7:48 AM | 221 km | 137 miles | 119 nm | NNE |
| Huambo | Sun 7:48 AM | 397 km | 247 miles | 214 nm | SE |
| Lubango | Sun 7:48 AM | 467 km | 290 miles | 252 nm | S |
| Cabinda | Sun 7:48 AM | 579 km | 360 miles | 313 nm | N |
| Pointe-Noire | Sun 7:48 AM | 668 km | 415 miles | 361 nm | N |
| Dolisie | Sun 7:48 AM | 726 km | 451 miles | 392 nm | N |
| Kinshasa | Sun 7:48 AM | 768 km | 477 miles | 415 nm | NNE |
| Brazzaville | Sun 7:48 AM | 773 km | 480 miles | 417 nm | NNE |
| Franceville | Sun 7:48 AM | 1015 km | 630 miles | 548 nm | N |
| Libreville | Sun 7:48 AM | 1286 km | 799 miles | 694 nm | NNW |
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