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 18, 2012 at 06:12:00 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: 8%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 06:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 31' | North |
| Longitude: | 53° 28' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.14 meters/second, 1620.5 km/hour, 1006.9 miles/hour or 875.0 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' 34.1" | 16.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 34' 12.1" | 1006.92 mi | west | 0° 11' 12.1" | 12.83 mi | north | 1006.93 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 19' 14.2" | 713.25 mi | east | 4° 22' 51.8" | 301.06 mi | north | 772.44 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 | Wed 10:12 AM | 819 km | 509 miles | 442 nm |  SSE |
| Mogadishu | Wed 9:12 AM | 906 km | 563 miles | 489 nm |  W |
| Aden | Wed 9:12 AM | 1474 km | 916 miles | 796 nm |  NW |
| Djibouti | Wed 9:12 AM | 1518 km | 943 miles | 820 nm | NW |
| Sana | Wed 9:12 AM | 1747 km | 1086 miles | 943 nm | NW |
| Addis Ababa | Wed 9:12 AM | 1781 km | 1107 miles | 962 nm |  WNW |
| Dar es Salaam | Wed 9:12 AM | 1884 km | 1171 miles | 1017 nm |  WSW |
| Nairobi | Wed 9:12 AM | 1901 km | 1181 miles | 1026 nm | WSW |
| Moroni | Wed 9:12 AM | 1930 km | 1199 miles | 1042 nm |  SW |
| Asmara | Wed 9:12 AM | 2134 km | 1326 miles | 1152 nm | NW |
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