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 Monday, September 17, 2012 at 10:48:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, September 17, 2012 at 10:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 31° 36' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.54 meters/second, 1593.2 km/hour, 989.9 miles/hour or 860.2 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' 27.9" | 16.50 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.50 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 00.0" | 989.83 mi | west | 0° 12' 00.7" | 13.76 mi | south | 989.66 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 02' 31.1" | 892.36 mi | east | 4° 32' 19.9" | 311.99 mi | south | 939.47 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 |
|---|
| Dodoma | Mon 1:48 PM | 516 km | 321 miles | 279 nm |  ENE |
| Lubumbashi | Mon 12:48 PM | 573 km | 356 miles | 310 nm |  SW |
| Gitega | Mon 12:48 PM | 588 km | 365 miles | 317 nm |  NNW |
| Bujumbura | Mon 12:48 PM | 618 km | 384 miles | 334 nm | NNW |
| Muyinga | Mon 12:48 PM | 638 km | 396 miles | 345 nm | NNW |
| Lilongwe | Mon 12:48 PM | 654 km | 406 miles | 353 nm |  SSE |
| Butare | Mon 12:48 PM | 682 km | 424 miles | 368 nm | NNW |
| Gitarama | Mon 12:48 PM | 736 km | 457 miles | 397 nm | NNW |
| Kigali | Mon 12:48 PM | 742 km | 461 miles | 400 nm | NNW |
| Lusaka | Mon 12:48 PM | 843 km | 524 miles | 455 nm |  SSW |
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