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 12, 2012 at 06:28:00 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: 14%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 12, 2012 at 06:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 27' | North |
| Longitude: | 37° 37' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.31 meters/second, 1610.3 km/hour, 1000.6 miles/hour or 869.5 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' 30.4" | 16.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 27.1" | 1000.54 mi | west | 0° 11' 58.9" | 13.72 mi | south | 1000.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 58' 14.7" | 825.59 mi | east | 4° 56' 06.1" | 339.10 mi | south | 894.13 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 |
|---|
| Adama | Fri 9:28 AM | 488 km | 303 miles | 263 nm |  NNE |
| Addis Ababa | Fri 9:28 AM | 520 km | 323 miles | 281 nm | NNE |
| Nakuru | Fri 9:28 AM | 554 km | 344 miles | 299 nm |  SSW |
| Lira | Fri 9:28 AM | 579 km | 360 miles | 313 nm |  WSW |
| Gulu | Fri 9:28 AM | 620 km | 385 miles | 335 nm | WSW |
| Nairobi | Fri 9:28 AM | 640 km | 398 miles | 346 nm |  S |
| Juba | Fri 9:28 AM | 671 km | 417 miles | 362 nm |  W |
| Kampala | Fri 9:28 AM | 723 km | 449 miles | 391 nm |  SW |
| Dire Dawa | Fri 9:28 AM | 737 km | 458 miles | 398 nm |  NE |
| Malakal | Fri 9:28 AM | 865 km | 538 miles | 467 nm |  NW |
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