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 8, 2012 at 00:34:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 00:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 40' | South |
| Longitude: | 18° 07' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.11 meters/second, 1487.2 km/hour, 924.1 miles/hour or 803.0 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' 22.1" | 15.40 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.9" | 0.02 mi | south | 15.40 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 10.4" | 923.84 mi | west | 0° 00' 50.6" | 0.97 mi | south | 923.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 55' 57.7" | 960.01 mi | east | 0° 23' 39.3" | 27.13 mi | north | 961.70 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 |
|---|
| Windhoek | Tue 1:34 AM | 145 km | 90 miles | 78 nm |  SW |
| Swakopmund | Tue 1:34 AM | 387 km | 241 miles | 209 nm |  WSW |
| Walvis Bay | Tue 1:34 AM | 399 km | 248 miles | 215 nm | WSW |
| Rundu | Tue 1:34 AM | 450 km | 280 miles | 243 nm |  NNE |
| Molepolole | Tue 2:34 AM | 815 km | 507 miles | 440 nm |  ESE |
| Gaborone | Tue 2:34 AM | 863 km | 536 miles | 466 nm | ESE |
| Lubango | Tue 1:34 AM | 894 km | 555 miles | 482 nm |  NW |
| Francistown | Tue 2:34 AM | 975 km | 606 miles | 526 nm |  E |
| Huambo | Tue 1:34 AM | 1017 km | 632 miles | 549 nm |  NNW |
| Rustenburg | Tue 2:34 AM | 1029 km | 640 miles | 556 nm | ESE |
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