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 Friday, September 7, 2012 at 01:30:00 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, September 7, 2012 at 01:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 47° 09' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.39 meters/second, 1520.6 km/hour, 944.9 miles/hour or 821.1 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' 31.3" | 15.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 14.5" | 944.62 mi | west | 0° 03' 52.8" | 4.45 mi | north | 944.43 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 04.7" | 754.79 mi | east | 1° 07' 19.9" | 77.20 mi | north | 756.02 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 |
|---|
| Riyadh | Fri 4:30 AM | 529 km | 328 miles | 285 nm |  N |
| Sana | Fri 4:30 AM | 587 km | 365 miles | 317 nm |  SSW |
| Doha | Fri 4:30 AM | 748 km | 465 miles | 404 nm |  NE |
| Riffa | Fri 4:30 AM | 774 km | 481 miles | 418 nm |  NNE |
| Al Khor | Fri 4:30 AM | 782 km | 486 miles | 422 nm | NE |
| Makkah | Fri 4:30 AM | 782 km | 486 miles | 422 nm |  WNW |
| Manama | Fri 4:30 AM | 783 km | 487 miles | 423 nm | NNE |
| Dammam | Fri 4:30 AM | 784 km | 487 miles | 423 nm | NNE |
| Salalah | Fri 5:30 AM | 800 km | 497 miles | 432 nm |  ESE |
| Aden | Fri 4:30 AM | 814 km | 506 miles | 440 nm | SSW |
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