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 03:00:00 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 03:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 41° 26' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.38 meters/second, 1527.8 km/hour, 949.3 miles/hour or 824.9 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" | 15.82 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.7" | 0.09 mi | south | 15.82 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 50.0" | 949.09 mi | west | 0° 04' 49.2" | 5.53 mi | south | 949.33 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 07.9" | 760.95 mi | east | 2° 20' 51.9" | 161.47 mi | south | 782.92 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 |
|---|
| Makkah | Mon 6:00 AM | 313 km | 195 miles | 169 nm |  NNW |
| Jeddah | Mon 6:00 AM | 360 km | 224 miles | 195 nm |  NW |
| Port Sudan | Mon 6:00 AM | 448 km | 278 miles | 242 nm |  W |
| Keren | Mon 6:00 AM | 481 km | 299 miles | 260 nm |  SW |
| Asmara | Mon 6:00 AM | 490 km | 304 miles | 264 nm |  SSW |
| Al Hudaydah | Mon 6:00 AM | 497 km | 309 miles | 268 nm |  SSE |
| Sana | Mon 6:00 AM | 504 km | 313 miles | 272 nm |  SE |
| Medina | Mon 6:00 AM | 629 km | 391 miles | 340 nm | NNW |
| Mek'ele | Mon 6:00 AM | 650 km | 404 miles | 351 nm | SSW |
| Ta'izz | Mon 6:00 AM | 665 km | 413 miles | 359 nm | SSE |
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