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 21:50:00 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 21:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 25' | South |
| Longitude: | 34° 47' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.32 meters/second, 1513.1 km/hour, 940.2 miles/hour or 817.0 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" | 15.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.1" | 0.12 mi | north | 15.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 27.0" | 940.03 mi | west | 0° 06' 18.5" | 7.23 mi | north | 940.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 50' 01.9" | 902.62 mi | east | 3° 03' 18.9" | 210.13 mi | north | 934.56 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 |
|---|
| Beira | Tue 11:50 PM | 46 km | 29 miles | 25 nm |  S |
| Mutare | Tue 11:50 PM | 228 km | 142 miles | 123 nm |  WNW |
| Blantyre | Tue 11:50 PM | 403 km | 250 miles | 217 nm |  N |
| Harare | Tue 11:50 PM | 431 km | 268 miles | 233 nm | WNW |
| Lilongwe | Tue 11:50 PM | 610 km | 379 miles | 330 nm | N |
| Bulawayo | Tue 11:50 PM | 654 km | 407 miles | 353 nm |  W |
| Nampula | Tue 11:50 PM | 674 km | 419 miles | 364 nm |  NE |
| Maputo | Tue 11:50 PM | 759 km | 472 miles | 410 nm |  SSW |
| Francistown | Tue 11:50 PM | 783 km | 487 miles | 423 nm |  WSW |
| Lusaka | Tue 11:50 PM | 829 km | 515 miles | 448 nm | WNW |
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