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 01:20:00 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 01:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 38° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.75 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" | 956.65 mi | west | 0° 05' 59.2" | 6.86 mi | north | 956.40 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 03.1" | 749.59 mi | east | 2° 00' 04.9" | 137.66 mi | north | 757.82 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 |
|---|
| Port Sudan | Thu 4:20 AM | 217 km | 135 miles | 117 nm |  NNW |
| Keren | Thu 4:20 AM | 234 km | 146 miles | 127 nm |  S |
| Asmara | Thu 4:20 AM | 293 km | 182 miles | 158 nm |  SSE |
| Kassala | Thu 4:20 AM | 329 km | 204 miles | 178 nm |  SW |
| Teseney | Thu 4:20 AM | 347 km | 216 miles | 187 nm |  SSW |
| Jeddah | Thu 4:20 AM | 414 km | 257 miles | 223 nm |  NNE |
| Makkah | Thu 4:20 AM | 429 km | 267 miles | 232 nm | NNE |
| Mek'ele | Thu 4:20 AM | 505 km | 314 miles | 272 nm | SSE |
| Al Hudaydah | Thu 4:20 AM | 613 km | 381 miles | 331 nm |  ESE |
| Khartoum | Thu 4:20 AM | 652 km | 405 miles | 352 nm |  WSW |
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