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 11:20:00 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: 3%

Previous phase	New Moon	Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 2:11 AM
Next phase	First Quarter	Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 7:41 PM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, September 17, 2012 at 11:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 35'	South
Longitude:	23° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.41 meters/second, 1592.7 km/hour, 989.6 miles/hour or 860.0 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"	16.49 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	south	16.49 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 58.5"	989.52 mi	west	0° 11' 59.2"	13.73 mi	south	989.35 mi
24 hours	13° 03' 12.2"	892.89 mi	east	4° 31' 31.1"	311.06 mi	south	939.61 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
Mbuji-Mayi	Mon 12:20 PM	274 km	170 miles	148 nm	N
Lubumbashi	Mon 1:20 PM	520 km	323 miles	281 nm	SE
Kitwe	Mon 1:20 PM	665 km	413 miles	359 nm	SE
Bujumbura	Mon 1:20 PM	835 km	519 miles	451 nm	NE
Gitega	Mon 1:20 PM	878 km	546 miles	474 nm	NE
Lusaka	Mon 1:20 PM	894 km	556 miles	483 nm	SSE
Butare	Mon 1:20 PM	926 km	575 miles	500 nm	NE
Muyinga	Mon 1:20 PM	955 km	593 miles	516 nm	NE
Gitarama	Mon 1:20 PM	968 km	602 miles	523 nm	NE
Kigali	Mon 1:20 PM	1002 km	623 miles	541 nm	NE