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, September 6, 2012 at 01:18:00 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: 73%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 01:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 38° 40' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.76 meters/second, 1539.9 km/hour, 956.9 miles/hour or 831.5 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' 31.7" | 15.95 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | north | 15.95 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 48.6" | 956.66 mi | west | 0° 05' 59.3" | 6.87 mi | north | 956.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 01.8" | 749.58 mi | east | 2° 00' 09.1" | 137.74 mi | north | 757.83 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 |
|---|
| Keren | Thu 4:18 AM | 233 km | 145 miles | 126 nm |  S |
| Port Sudan | Thu 4:18 AM | 246 km | 153 miles | 133 nm |  NW |
| Asmara | Thu 4:18 AM | 283 km | 176 miles | 153 nm | S |
| Kassala | Thu 4:18 AM | 361 km | 224 miles | 195 nm |  SW |
| Teseney | Thu 4:18 AM | 374 km | 232 miles | 202 nm | SW |
| Jeddah | Thu 4:18 AM | 405 km | 251 miles | 218 nm |  N |
| Makkah | Thu 4:18 AM | 412 km | 256 miles | 222 nm |  NNE |
| Mek'ele | Thu 4:18 AM | 493 km | 306 miles | 266 nm | S |
| Sana | Thu 4:18 AM | 655 km | 407 miles | 354 nm |  ESE |
| Khartoum | Thu 4:18 AM | 700 km | 435 miles | 378 nm |  WSW |
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