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 Friday, May 4, 2012 at 19:24:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, May 4, 2012 at 19:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 01' | South |
| Longitude: | 48° 09' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.66 meters/second, 1564.8 km/hour, 972.3 miles/hour or 844.9 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' 25.4" | 16.20 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.21 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 24.1" | 972.11 mi | west | 0° 11' 21.6" | 13.02 mi | south | 971.83 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 11' 58.4" | 957.03 mi | east | 4° 06' 19.8" | 282.29 mi | south | 989.38 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 |
|---|
| Mamoutzou | Fri 10:24 PM | 318 km | 197 miles | 172 nm |  W |
| Mutsamudu | Fri 10:24 PM | 418 km | 260 miles | 226 nm |  WNW |
| Moroni | Fri 10:24 PM | 547 km | 340 miles | 295 nm | WNW |
| Toamasina | Fri 10:24 PM | 583 km | 362 miles | 315 nm |  SSE |
| Antananarivo | Fri 10:24 PM | 656 km | 407 miles | 354 nm |  S |
| Antsirabe | Fri 10:24 PM | 767 km | 476 miles | 414 nm | S |
| Nampula | Fri 9:24 PM | 988 km | 614 miles | 533 nm |  WSW |
| Saint-Denis | Fri 11:24 PM | 1166 km | 724 miles | 629 nm |  SE |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 10:24 PM | 1189 km | 739 miles | 642 nm |  NW |
| Victoria | Fri 11:24 PM | 1228 km | 763 miles | 663 nm |  NE |
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