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, October 8, 2012 at 01:44:00 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: 52%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 01:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 59° 49' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.12 meters/second, 1526.8 km/hour, 948.7 miles/hour or 824.4 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' 30.7" | 15.81 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.6" | 0.09 mi | south | 15.81 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 49.4" | 948.51 mi | west | 0° 04' 42.1" | 5.39 mi | south | 948.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 20.1" | 760.71 mi | east | 2° 18' 07.2" | 158.33 mi | south | 781.98 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 |
|---|
| Nizwa | Mon 5:44 AM | 482 km | 299 miles | 260 nm |  NNW |
| Muscat | Mon 5:44 AM | 511 km | 317 miles | 276 nm | NNW |
| Seeb | Mon 5:44 AM | 530 km | 329 miles | 286 nm | NNW |
| Salalah | Mon 5:44 AM | 651 km | 404 miles | 351 nm |  WSW |
| Abu Dhabi | Mon 5:44 AM | 813 km | 505 miles | 439 nm |  NW |
| Dubai | Mon 5:44 AM | 822 km | 511 miles | 444 nm | NNW |
| Bandar-Abbas | Mon 5:14 AM | 960 km | 597 miles | 519 nm | NNW |
| Karachi | Mon 6:44 AM | 976 km | 606 miles | 527 nm |  NE |
| Doha | Mon 4:44 AM | 1091 km | 678 miles | 589 nm | NW |
| Manama | Mon 4:44 AM | 1227 km | 762 miles | 663 nm | NW |
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