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, June 3, 2012 at 23:34:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 23:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 18' | South |
| Longitude: | 1° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.06 meters/second, 1490.6 km/hour, 926.2 miles/hour or 804.9 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' 21.8" | 15.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 21' 55.3" | 925.96 mi | west | 0° 02' 47.1" | 3.19 mi | south | 925.82 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 14' 02.6" | 981.92 mi | east | 0° 21' 34.1" | 24.73 mi | south | 981.02 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 |
|---|
| Jamestown | Sun 11:34 PM | 745 km | 463 miles | 402 nm |  NW |
| Windhoek | Mon 12:34 AM | 1921 km | 1194 miles | 1037 nm |  E |
| Luanda | Mon 12:34 AM | 2094 km | 1301 miles | 1131 nm |  NE |
| Cape Town | Mon 1:34 AM | 2403 km | 1493 miles | 1297 nm |  SE |
| São Tomé | Sun 11:34 PM | 2554 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm |  NNE |
| Kinshasa | Mon 12:34 AM | 2610 km | 1622 miles | 1409 nm | NE |
| Brazzaville | Mon 12:34 AM | 2613 km | 1623 miles | 1411 nm | NE |
| Libreville | Mon 12:34 AM | 2677 km | 1663 miles | 1445 nm | NNE |
| Gaborone | Mon 1:34 AM | 2826 km | 1756 miles | 1526 nm |  ESE |
| Abidjan | Sun 11:34 PM | 2957 km | 1838 miles | 1597 nm |  N |
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