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 23:40:00 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 23:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 18' | South |
| Longitude: | 2° 54' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.05 meters/second, 1490.6 km/hour, 926.2 miles/hour or 804.8 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' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 21' 55.2" | 925.93 mi | west | 0° 02' 46.1" | 3.18 mi | south | 925.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 14' 01.5" | 981.86 mi | east | 0° 21' 10.5" | 24.28 mi | south | 980.98 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 11:40 PM | 665 km | 413 miles | 359 nm |  NNW |
| Windhoek | Mon 12:40 AM | 2069 km | 1286 miles | 1117 nm |  E |
| Luanda | Mon 12:40 AM | 2212 km | 1375 miles | 1195 nm |  NE |
| Cape Town | Mon 1:40 AM | 2518 km | 1565 miles | 1360 nm |  SE |
| São Tomé | Sun 11:40 PM | 2613 km | 1624 miles | 1411 nm |  NNE |
| Kinshasa | Mon 12:40 AM | 2720 km | 1690 miles | 1469 nm | NE |
| Brazzaville | Mon 12:40 AM | 2723 km | 1692 miles | 1470 nm | NE |
| Libreville | Mon 12:40 AM | 2750 km | 1709 miles | 1485 nm | NNE |
| Abidjan | Sun 11:40 PM | 2947 km | 1831 miles | 1591 nm |  N |
| Gaborone | Mon 1:40 AM | 2972 km | 1846 miles | 1605 nm |  ESE |
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