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 29, 2012 at 17:38:00 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: 60%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 17:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 46' | South |
| Longitude: | 16° 25' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.62 meters/second, 1615.0 km/hour, 1003.5 miles/hour or 872.1 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' 30.4" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.6" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 27.5" | 1003.48 mi | west | 0° 12' 43.7" | 14.58 mi | south | 1003.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 02' 51.6" | 833.33 mi | east | 5° 06' 04.6" | 350.54 mi | south | 902.59 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 |
|---|
| Impfondo | Tue 6:38 PM | 321 km | 199 miles | 173 nm |  NE |
| Franceville | Tue 6:38 PM | 329 km | 205 miles | 178 nm |  WSW |
| Brazzaville | Tue 6:38 PM | 407 km | 253 miles | 220 nm |  SSW |
| Kinshasa | Tue 6:38 PM | 412 km | 256 miles | 223 nm | SSW |
| Berbérati | Tue 6:38 PM | 560 km | 348 miles | 302 nm |  N |
| Dolisie | Tue 6:38 PM | 563 km | 350 miles | 304 nm |  SW |
| Bimbo | Tue 6:38 PM | 597 km | 371 miles | 323 nm |  NNE |
| Bangui | Tue 6:38 PM | 615 km | 382 miles | 332 nm | NNE |
| Ebebiyín | Tue 6:38 PM | 651 km | 405 miles | 352 nm |  WNW |
| Pointe-Noire | Tue 6:38 PM | 673 km | 418 miles | 363 nm | SW |
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