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 Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 05:28:00 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: 24%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 05:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 43' | North |
| Longitude: | 36° 20' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.20 meters/second, 1581.1 km/hour, 982.5 miles/hour or 853.7 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' 33.4" | 16.37 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.0" | 0.17 mi | north | 16.38 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 27.9" | 982.34 mi | west | 0° 09' 01.0" | 10.33 mi | north | 982.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 44' 55.9" | 725.37 mi | east | 3° 19' 52.2" | 229.04 mi | north | 755.74 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 |
|---|
| Teseney | Thu 8:28 AM | 266 km | 166 miles | 144 nm |  N |
| Kassala | Thu 8:28 AM | 302 km | 188 miles | 163 nm | N |
| Mek'ele | Thu 8:28 AM | 352 km | 219 miles | 190 nm |  ENE |
| Asmara | Thu 8:28 AM | 404 km | 251 miles | 218 nm |  NE |
| Keren | Thu 8:28 AM | 409 km | 254 miles | 221 nm | NE |
| Addis Ababa | Thu 8:28 AM | 488 km | 303 miles | 264 nm |  SSE |
| Khartoum | Thu 8:28 AM | 519 km | 322 miles | 280 nm |  NW |
| Adama | Thu 8:28 AM | 564 km | 350 miles | 305 nm |  SE |
| Malakal | Thu 8:28 AM | 620 km | 385 miles | 335 nm |  SW |
| Dire Dawa | Thu 8:28 AM | 697 km | 433 miles | 376 nm |  ESE |
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