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 Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 05:10:00 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: 57%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 05:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 03' | South |
| Longitude: | 6° 22' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.81 meters/second, 1579.7 km/hour, 981.6 miles/hour or 853.0 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' 30.4" | 16.36 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.36 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 30.3" | 981.51 mi | west | 0° 10' 18.9" | 11.82 mi | north | 981.90 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 26' 49.5" | 774.44 mi | east | 4° 18' 07.3" | 295.69 mi | north | 834.06 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 |
|---|
| Luanda | Sat 6:10 AM | 831 km | 517 miles | 449 nm |  ENE |
| Lubango | Sat 6:10 AM | 833 km | 518 miles | 450 nm |  ESE |
| Cabinda | Sat 6:10 AM | 962 km | 598 miles | 520 nm |  NE |
| Pointe-Noire | Sat 6:10 AM | 1007 km | 626 miles | 544 nm | NE |
| Huambo | Sat 6:10 AM | 1021 km | 635 miles | 551 nm |  E |
| Kinshasa | Sat 6:10 AM | 1304 km | 810 miles | 704 nm | NE |
| Brazzaville | Sat 6:10 AM | 1306 km | 812 miles | 705 nm | NE |
| São Tomé | Sat 5:10 AM | 1372 km | 852 miles | 741 nm |  N |
| Jamestown | Sat 5:10 AM | 1374 km | 854 miles | 742 nm |  WSW |
| Libreville | Sat 6:10 AM | 1418 km | 881 miles | 766 nm |  NNE |
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