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 23:54:00 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 23:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 39' | South |
| Longitude: | 8° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.16 meters/second, 1487.4 km/hour, 924.2 miles/hour or 803.1 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' 22.0" | 15.40 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | north | 15.40 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 08.9" | 923.96 mi | west | 0° 01' 12.0" | 1.38 mi | north | 924.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 53' 58.2" | 958.04 mi | east | 1° 11' 43.8" | 82.25 mi | north | 965.44 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 |
|---|
| Swakopmund | Tue 12:54 AM | 583 km | 362 miles | 315 nm |  ESE |
| Walvis Bay | Tue 12:54 AM | 587 km | 365 miles | 317 nm | ESE |
| Windhoek | Tue 12:54 AM | 843 km | 524 miles | 455 nm |  E |
| Lubango | Tue 12:54 AM | 884 km | 549 miles | 477 nm |  NNE |
| Luanda | Tue 12:54 AM | 1489 km | 925 miles | 804 nm | NNE |
| Cape Town | Tue 1:54 AM | 1646 km | 1023 miles | 889 nm |  SSE |
| Jamestown | Mon 11:54 PM | 1673 km | 1040 miles | 904 nm |  WNW |
| Gaborone | Tue 1:54 AM | 1764 km | 1096 miles | 952 nm | ESE |
| Johannesburg | Tue 1:54 AM | 2003 km | 1245 miles | 1082 nm | ESE |
| Pretoria | Tue 1:54 AM | 2008 km | 1248 miles | 1084 nm | ESE |
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