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 Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 06:26:00 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: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 56' | North |
| Longitude: | 60° 24' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.26 meters/second, 1610.1 km/hour, 1000.5 miles/hour or 869.4 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' 34.0" | 16.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 34' 07.4" | 1000.43 mi | west | 0° 10' 36.5" | 12.15 mi | north | 1000.32 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 25' 18.7" | 715.68 mi | east | 4° 04' 11.1" | 279.71 mi | north | 764.96 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 | Thu 10:26 AM | 1391 km | 864 miles | 751 nm |  SSW |
| Male | Thu 11:26 AM | 1485 km | 923 miles | 802 nm |  ESE |
| Mogadishu | Thu 9:26 AM | 1756 km | 1091 miles | 948 nm |  WSW |
| Aden | Thu 9:26 AM | 1809 km | 1124 miles | 977 nm |  WNW |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Thu 11:56 AM | 1834 km | 1140 miles | 991 nm |  E |
| Muscat | Thu 10:26 AM | 1855 km | 1153 miles | 1002 nm |  N |
| Mumbai | Thu 11:56 AM | 1892 km | 1176 miles | 1022 nm |  NE |
| Pune | Thu 11:56 AM | 1942 km | 1207 miles | 1048 nm | NE |
| Djibouti | Thu 9:26 AM | 1963 km | 1220 miles | 1060 nm | WNW |
| Madurai | Thu 11:56 AM | 1979 km | 1230 miles | 1069 nm | E |
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