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, July 3, 2012 at 20:40:00 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 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 20:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 32' | South |
| Longitude: | 51° 35' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.96 meters/second, 1511.9 km/hour, 939.4 miles/hour or 816.3 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' 24.3" | 15.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | north | 15.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 21.7" | 939.24 mi | west | 0° 06' 09.5" | 7.06 mi | north | 939.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 52' 26.0" | 904.56 mi | east | 3° 00' 12.3" | 206.57 mi | north | 935.60 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 |
|---|
| Toamasina | Tue 11:40 PM | 276 km | 172 miles | 149 nm |  WNW |
| Saint-Denis | Wed 12:40 AM | 430 km | 267 miles | 232 nm |  ESE |
| Antananarivo | Tue 11:40 PM | 433 km | 269 miles | 234 nm |  W |
| Antsirabe | Tue 11:40 PM | 479 km | 297 miles | 258 nm | W |
| Port Louis | Wed 12:40 AM | 623 km | 387 miles | 336 nm |  E |
| Mamoutzou | Tue 11:40 PM | 1010 km | 627 miles | 545 nm |  NW |
| Moroni | Tue 11:40 PM | 1242 km | 772 miles | 671 nm | NW |
| Victoria | Wed 12:40 AM | 1703 km | 1058 miles | 919 nm |  NNE |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 11:40 PM | 1936 km | 1203 miles | 1045 nm | NW |
| Lilongwe | Tue 10:40 PM | 1994 km | 1239 miles | 1077 nm | WNW |
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