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 Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 04:36:00 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: 44%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 25° 33' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.52 meters/second, 1506.7 km/hour, 936.2 miles/hour or 813.5 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' 30.4" | 15.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | south | 15.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 22.6" | 935.93 mi | west | 0° 01' 05.8" | 1.26 mi | south | 935.99 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 52' 45.8" | 766.53 mi | east | 0° 54' 20.7" | 62.32 mi | south | 771.36 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 |
|---|
| Kufra | Sun 6:36 AM | 409 km | 254 miles | 221 nm |  NW |
| Khartoum | Sun 7:36 AM | 961 km | 597 miles | 519 nm |  SE |
| Al Jizah | Sun 6:36 AM | 1134 km | 704 miles | 612 nm |  NNE |
| Cairo | Sun 6:36 AM | 1138 km | 707 miles | 615 nm | NNE |
| Alexandria | Sun 6:36 AM | 1198 km | 744 miles | 647 nm | NNE |
| Jeddah | Sun 7:36 AM | 1413 km | 878 miles | 763 nm |  E |
| Gaza * | Sun 7:36 AM | 1450 km | 901 miles | 783 nm |  NE |
| Makkah | Sun 7:36 AM | 1481 km | 920 miles | 800 nm | E |
| Medina | Sun 7:36 AM | 1489 km | 925 miles | 804 nm |  ENE |
| Ndjamena | Sun 5:36 AM | 1500 km | 932 miles | 810 nm |  SW |
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