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 Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 13:16:00 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: 44%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 13:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 35' | South |
| Longitude: | 62° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.03 meters/second, 1533.7 km/hour, 953.0 miles/hour or 828.1 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' 26.8" | 15.88 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.0" | 0.13 mi | north | 15.88 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 52.6" | 952.84 mi | west | 0° 07' 01.7" | 8.06 mi | north | 953.18 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 52' 08.1" | 848.74 mi | east | 3° 13' 13.4" | 221.45 mi | north | 884.00 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 |
|---|
| Port Louis | Sun 5:16 PM | 581 km | 361 miles | 314 nm |  WSW |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 5:16 PM | 806 km | 501 miles | 435 nm | WSW |
| Antananarivo | Sun 4:16 PM | 1569 km | 975 miles | 847 nm |  W |
| Diego Garcia | Sun 7:16 PM | 1579 km | 981 miles | 852 nm |  NE |
| Victoria | Sun 5:16 PM | 1615 km | 1004 miles | 872 nm |  NNW |
| Moroni | Sun 4:16 PM | 2145 km | 1333 miles | 1158 nm |  WNW |
| Male | Sun 6:16 PM | 2703 km | 1680 miles | 1460 nm |  NNE |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 4:16 PM | 2767 km | 1720 miles | 1494 nm | WNW |
| Mogadishu | Sun 4:16 PM | 2858 km | 1776 miles | 1543 nm |  NW |
| Lilongwe | Sun 3:16 PM | 3078 km | 1913 miles | 1662 nm | W |
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