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 19:58:00 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 19:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 08' | South |
| Longitude: | 39° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.45 meters/second, 1564.0 km/hour, 971.8 miles/hour or 844.5 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 | 16.20 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 21.4" | 971.64 mi | west | 0° 11' 18.9" | 12.96 mi | south | 971.35 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 13' 00.7" | 957.78 mi | east | 4° 04' 56.4" | 280.70 mi | south | 989.63 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 |
|---|
| Nampula | Fri 9:58 PM | 233 km | 145 miles | 126 nm |  SSW |
| Moroni | Fri 10:58 PM | 398 km | 247 miles | 215 nm |  ENE |
| Mutsamudu | Fri 10:58 PM | 492 km | 306 miles | 266 nm | ENE |
| Mamoutzou | Fri 10:58 PM | 572 km | 355 miles | 309 nm |  E |
| Blantyre | Fri 9:58 PM | 611 km | 380 miles | 330 nm |  WSW |
| Lilongwe | Fri 9:58 PM | 678 km | 421 miles | 366 nm |  W |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 10:58 PM | 702 km | 436 miles | 379 nm |  N |
| Zanzibar City | Fri 10:58 PM | 776 km | 482 miles | 419 nm | N |
| Dodoma | Fri 10:58 PM | 899 km | 559 miles | 485 nm |  NNW |
| Beira | Fri 9:58 PM | 923 km | 573 miles | 498 nm |  SW |
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