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 Monday, June 4, 2012 at 20:08:00 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 Monday, June 4, 2012 at 20:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 63° 06' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.96 meters/second, 1486.6 km/hour, 923.8 miles/hour or 802.7 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' 21.10" | 15.40 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.4" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.40 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 01.5" | 923.50 mi | west | 0° 00' 35.3" | 0.68 mi | north | 923.54 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 59' 00.1" | 963.09 mi | east | 0° 57' 50.6" | 66.33 mi | north | 968.53 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 |
|---|
| Port Louis | Tue 12:08 AM | 607 km | 377 miles | 328 nm | WNW |
| Saint-Denis | Tue 12:08 AM | 799 km | 497 miles | 431 nm | W |
| Antananarivo | Mon 11:08 PM | 1656 km | 1029 miles | 894 nm | W |
| Diego Garcia | Tue 2:08 AM | 1878 km | 1167 miles | 1014 nm | NNE |
| Victoria | Tue 12:08 AM | 2062 km | 1281 miles | 1113 nm | NNW |
| Moroni | Mon 11:08 PM | 2381 km | 1479 miles | 1286 nm | WNW |
| Dar es Salaam | Mon 11:08 PM | 3044 km | 1891 miles | 1644 nm | WNW |
| Male | Tue 1:08 AM | 3079 km | 1913 miles | 1663 nm | NNE |
| Port-aux-Francais | Tue 1:08 AM | 3132 km | 1946 miles | 1691 nm | S |
| Maputo | Mon 10:08 PM | 3138 km | 1950 miles | 1694 nm | WSW |
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