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 Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 05:42:00 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: 47%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:47 PM
Next phase	New Moon	Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 11:47 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 05:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 39'	South
Longitude:	10° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.58 meters/second, 1604.1 km/hour, 996.7 miles/hour or 866.1 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' 32.1"	16.61 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.61 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 16.6"	996.72 mi	west	0° 11' 08.5"	12.76 mi	north	997.01 mi
24 hours	10° 50' 36.4"	743.44 mi	east	4° 31' 32.9"	311.01 mi	north	808.78 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
Cabinda	Sun 6:42 AM	330 km	205 miles	178 nm	NE
Luanda	Sun 6:42 AM	372 km	231 miles	201 nm	ESE
Pointe-Noire	Sun 6:42 AM	376 km	233 miles	203 nm	NNE
Dolisie	Sun 6:42 AM	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	NE
Kinshasa	Sun 6:42 AM	688 km	427 miles	371 nm	ENE
Brazzaville	Sun 6:42 AM	689 km	428 miles	372 nm	ENE
Franceville	Sun 6:42 AM	772 km	480 miles	417 nm	NNE
Port-Gentil	Sun 6:42 AM	779 km	484 miles	420 nm	N
Huambo	Sun 6:42 AM	840 km	522 miles	454 nm	SE
Lubango	Sun 6:42 AM	886 km	551 miles	478 nm	SSE