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 Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 16:44:00 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: 74%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 16:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 48° 26' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.89 meters/second, 1612.4 km/hour, 1001.9 miles/hour or 870.6 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' 30.0" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.7" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 04.0" | 1001.84 mi | west | 0° 12' 47.3" | 14.65 mi | south | 1002.04 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 09' 32.8" | 840.04 mi | east | 5° 13' 30.5" | 359.04 mi | south | 914.26 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 |
|---|
| Mogadishu | Tue 7:44 PM | 357 km | 222 miles | 193 nm |  WSW |
| Hargeisa | Tue 7:44 PM | 880 km | 547 miles | 475 nm |  NNW |
| Bosaso | Tue 7:44 PM | 930 km | 578 miles | 502 nm |  N |
| Djibouti | Tue 7:44 PM | 1123 km | 698 miles | 606 nm | NNW |
| Victoria | Tue 8:44 PM | 1142 km | 709 miles | 617 nm |  SE |
| Aden | Tue 7:44 PM | 1161 km | 721 miles | 627 nm | NNW |
| Addis Ababa | Tue 7:44 PM | 1266 km | 787 miles | 684 nm |  WNW |
| Nairobi | Tue 7:44 PM | 1372 km | 853 miles | 741 nm | WSW |
| Sana | Tue 7:44 PM | 1455 km | 904 miles | 785 nm | NNW |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 7:44 PM | 1479 km | 919 miles | 799 nm |  SW |
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