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 Monday, April 23, 2012 at 17:34:00 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: 5%

Previous phase	New Moon	Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:19 AM
Next phase	First Quarter	Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 9:58 AM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 23, 2012 at 17:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 39'	North
Longitude:	57° 58'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.28 meters/second, 1513.0 km/hour, 940.1 miles/hour or 817.0 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' 31.0"	15.67 mi	west	0° 00' 03.6"	0.07 mi	north	15.67 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 03.5"	939.86 mi	west	0° 03' 32.9"	4.07 mi	north	939.69 mi
24 hours	11° 41' 23.3"	756.88 mi	east	0° 58' 18.5"	66.86 mi	north	757.38 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
Saint John's (Antigua)	Mon 1:34 PM	565 km	351 miles	305 nm	SW
Gustavia	Mon 1:34 PM	596 km	370 miles	322 nm	WSW
The Valley	Mon 1:34 PM	598 km	372 miles	323 nm	WSW
Marigot	Mon 1:34 PM	608 km	378 miles	328 nm	WSW
Pointe-à-Pitre	Mon 1:34 PM	616 km	383 miles	332 nm	SW
Brades	Mon 1:34 PM	619 km	384 miles	334 nm	SW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Mon 1:34 PM	622 km	386 miles	336 nm	SW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Mon 1:34 PM	650 km	404 miles	351 nm	SW
Roseau	Mon 1:34 PM	693 km	431 miles	374 nm	SSW
Road Town	Mon 1:34 PM	739 km	459 miles	399 nm	WSW