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 19:46:00 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 19:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 06' | South |
| Longitude: | 42° 52' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.52 meters/second, 1564.3 km/hour, 972.0 miles/hour or 844.6 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' 25.3" | 16.20 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.20 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 22.3" | 971.81 mi | west | 0° 11' 19.7" | 12.98 mi | south | 971.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 12' 38.9" | 957.52 mi | east | 4° 05' 25.9" | 281.27 mi | south | 989.54 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 |
|---|
| Moroni | Fri 10:46 PM | 165 km | 103 miles | 89 nm |  NNE |
| Mutsamudu | Fri 10:46 PM | 196 km | 122 miles | 106 nm |  ENE |
| Mamoutzou | Fri 10:46 PM | 260 km | 161 miles | 140 nm |  E |
| Nampula | Fri 9:46 PM | 449 km | 279 miles | 242 nm |  WSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 10:46 PM | 797 km | 495 miles | 430 nm |  NNW |
| Antananarivo | Fri 10:46 PM | 814 km | 506 miles | 440 nm |  SE |
| Zanzibar City | Fri 10:46 PM | 866 km | 538 miles | 467 nm | NNW |
| Antsirabe | Fri 10:46 PM | 872 km | 542 miles | 471 nm |  SSE |
| Toamasina | Fri 10:46 PM | 897 km | 557 miles | 484 nm | SE |
| Lilongwe | Fri 9:46 PM | 989 km | 614 miles | 534 nm |  W |
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