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 Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 02:20:00 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: 42%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 02:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 47' | North |
| Longitude: | 62° 45' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.90 meters/second, 1547.6 km/hour, 961.7 miles/hour or 835.7 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" | 16.03 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.8" | 0.13 mi | south | 16.03 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 59.3" | 961.48 mi | west | 0° 06' 55.2" | 7.93 mi | south | 961.81 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 58.8" | 767.25 mi | east | 3° 09' 07.4" | 216.74 mi | south | 802.99 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 | Tue 6:20 AM | 873 km | 543 miles | 472 nm |  NW |
| Muscat | Tue 6:20 AM | 874 km | 543 miles | 472 nm |  NNW |
| Seeb | Tue 6:20 AM | 901 km | 560 miles | 486 nm | NNW |
| Salalah | Tue 6:20 AM | 923 km | 573 miles | 498 nm |  W |
| Karachi | Tue 7:20 AM | 998 km | 620 miles | 539 nm |  NNE |
| Mumbai | Tue 7:50 AM | 1095 km | 680 miles | 591 nm |  ENE |
| Surat | Tue 7:50 AM | 1174 km | 729 miles | 634 nm | ENE |
| Pune | Tue 7:50 AM | 1194 km | 742 miles | 645 nm |  E |
| Abu Dhabi | Tue 6:20 AM | 1217 km | 756 miles | 657 nm | NW |
| Dubai | Tue 6:20 AM | 1217 km | 756 miles | 657 nm | NW |
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