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 Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 13:40:00 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: 47%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 13:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 59° 21' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.52 meters/second, 1499.5 km/hour, 931.7 miles/hour or 809.6 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' 24.8" | 15.53 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.53 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 53.0" | 931.49 mi | west | 0° 01' 56.9" | 2.23 mi | north | 931.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 49' 42.8" | 893.63 mi | east | 1° 22' 49.4" | 94.96 mi | north | 902.66 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 |
|---|
| Port Louis | Sat 5:40 PM | 211 km | 131 miles | 114 nm |  WNW |
| Saint-Denis | Sat 5:40 PM | 407 km | 253 miles | 219 nm |  W |
| Antananarivo | Sat 4:40 PM | 1259 km | 782 miles | 680 nm | W |
| Victoria | Sat 5:40 PM | 1852 km | 1151 miles | 1000 nm |  NNW |
| Moroni | Sat 4:40 PM | 1995 km | 1239 miles | 1077 nm | WNW |
| Diego Garcia | Sat 7:40 PM | 2058 km | 1279 miles | 1111 nm |  NE |
| Dar es Salaam | Sat 4:40 PM | 2667 km | 1657 miles | 1440 nm | WNW |
| Maputo | Sat 3:40 PM | 2787 km | 1732 miles | 1505 nm |  WSW |
| Lilongwe | Sat 3:40 PM | 2820 km | 1752 miles | 1523 nm | WNW |
| Mbabane | Sat 3:40 PM | 2935 km | 1824 miles | 1585 nm | WSW |
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