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 14, 2012 at 06:28:00 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: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, September 14, 2012 at 06:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 20' | North |
| Longitude: | 57° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.96 meters/second, 1601.8 km/hour, 995.3 miles/hour or 864.9 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" | 16.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.59 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 21.1" | 995.27 mi | west | 0° 11' 35.3" | 13.28 mi | south | 995.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 55' 18.3" | 817.98 mi | east | 4° 49' 55.1" | 332.04 mi | south | 886.00 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 |
|---|
| Victoria | Fri 10:28 AM | 1346 km | 836 miles | 727 nm |  S |
| Mogadishu | Fri 9:28 AM | 1497 km | 930 miles | 808 nm |  WSW |
| Aden | Fri 9:28 AM | 1525 km | 947 miles | 823 nm |  WNW |
| Djibouti | Fri 9:28 AM | 1672 km | 1039 miles | 903 nm | WNW |
| Sana | Fri 9:28 AM | 1723 km | 1071 miles | 930 nm | WNW |
| Male | Fri 11:28 AM | 1779 km | 1105 miles | 960 nm |  E |
| Muscat | Fri 10:28 AM | 1803 km | 1121 miles | 974 nm |  N |
| Abu Dhabi | Fri 10:28 AM | 1929 km | 1199 miles | 1042 nm | N |
| Dubai | Fri 10:28 AM | 2003 km | 1245 miles | 1081 nm | N |
| Mumbai | Fri 11:58 AM | 2077 km | 1291 miles | 1121 nm |  NE |
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