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, June 1, 2012 at 19:38:00 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: 90%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, June 1, 2012 at 19:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 32' | South |
| Longitude: | 25° 44' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.73 meters/second, 1547.0 km/hour, 961.3 miles/hour or 835.3 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' 25.2" | 16.02 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.02 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 07.0" | 961.04 mi | west | 0° 09' 49.4" | 11.26 mi | south | 960.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 20' 06.9" | 955.48 mi | east | 3° 25' 11.8" | 235.20 mi | south | 975.74 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 |
|---|
| Lusaka | Fri 9:38 PM | 270 km | 168 miles | 146 nm |  E |
| Lubumbashi | Fri 9:38 PM | 468 km | 291 miles | 253 nm |  NNE |
| Bulawayo | Fri 9:38 PM | 594 km | 369 miles | 321 nm |  SSE |
| Harare | Fri 9:38 PM | 622 km | 386 miles | 336 nm |  ESE |
| Francistown | Fri 9:38 PM | 652 km | 405 miles | 352 nm | SSE |
| Rundu | Fri 8:38 PM | 689 km | 428 miles | 372 nm |  WSW |
| Lilongwe | Fri 9:38 PM | 883 km | 548 miles | 477 nm | E |
| Molepolole | Fri 9:38 PM | 983 km | 611 miles | 531 nm |  S |
| Gaborone | Fri 9:38 PM | 1010 km | 628 miles | 545 nm | S |
| Rustenburg | Fri 9:38 PM | 1133 km | 704 miles | 612 nm | S |
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