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 Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 16:48:00 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: 45%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 16:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 14' | South |
| Longitude: | 10° 23' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.43 meters/second, 1610.7 km/hour, 1000.9 miles/hour or 869.7 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' 30.4" | 16.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.3" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 25.6" | 1000.80 mi | west | 0° 12' 26.1" | 14.24 mi | south | 1000.76 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 04' 31.0" | 833.04 mi | east | 4° 52' 46.9" | 335.35 mi | south | 894.63 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 |
|---|
| Pointe-Noire | Tue 5:48 PM | 176 km | 109 miles | 95 nm |  ESE |
| Cabinda | Tue 5:48 PM | 248 km | 154 miles | 134 nm |  SE |
| Dolisie | Tue 5:48 PM | 254 km | 158 miles | 137 nm |  E |
| Port-Gentil | Tue 5:48 PM | 426 km | 265 miles | 230 nm |  NNW |
| Franceville | Tue 5:48 PM | 458 km | 284 miles | 247 nm |  NE |
| Libreville | Tue 5:48 PM | 522 km | 325 miles | 282 nm | NNW |
| Brazzaville | Tue 5:48 PM | 544 km | 338 miles | 293 nm | E |
| Kinshasa | Tue 5:48 PM | 547 km | 340 miles | 295 nm | E |
| Luanda | Tue 5:48 PM | 598 km | 371 miles | 323 nm |  SSE |
| São Tomé | Tue 4:48 PM | 649 km | 403 miles | 351 nm |  NW |
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