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, October 5, 2012 at 01:40:00 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: 79%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 5, 2012 at 01:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 25° 44' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.48 meters/second, 1513.7 km/hour, 940.6 miles/hour or 817.3 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' 30.9" | 15.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.3" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 59.3" | 940.33 mi | west | 0° 02' 17.0" | 2.62 mi | north | 940.21 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 18.4" | 755.07 mi | east | 0° 28' 12.6" | 32.35 mi | north | 754.59 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 | Fri 3:40 AM | 475 km | 295 miles | 256 nm |  NNW |
| Khartoum | Fri 4:40 AM | 905 km | 562 miles | 489 nm |  SE |
| Al Jizah | Fri 3:40 AM | 1184 km | 735 miles | 639 nm |  NNE |
| Cairo | Fri 3:40 AM | 1188 km | 738 miles | 641 nm | NNE |
| Alexandria | Fri 3:40 AM | 1254 km | 779 miles | 677 nm | NNE |
| Jeddah | Fri 4:40 AM | 1400 km | 870 miles | 756 nm |  E |
| Makkah | Fri 4:40 AM | 1468 km | 912 miles | 792 nm | E |
| Ndjamena | Fri 2:40 AM | 1473 km | 916 miles | 796 nm |  SW |
| Medina | Fri 4:40 AM | 1492 km | 927 miles | 805 nm |  ENE |
| Asmara | Fri 4:40 AM | 1513 km | 940 miles | 817 nm |  ESE |
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