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 14:06:00 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 14:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 50° 15' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.29 meters/second, 1534.6 km/hour, 953.6 miles/hour or 828.6 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" | 15.89 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.1" | 0.13 mi | north | 15.89 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 56.8" | 953.43 mi | west | 0° 07' 06.5" | 8.15 mi | north | 953.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 50' 29.8" | 847.40 mi | east | 3° 14' 54.2" | 223.37 mi | north | 883.18 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 |
|---|
| Toamasina | Sun 5:06 PM | 117 km | 72 miles | 63 nm |  SW |
| Antananarivo | Sun 5:06 PM | 330 km | 205 miles | 178 nm |  WSW |
| Antsirabe | Sun 5:06 PM | 430 km | 267 miles | 232 nm | SW |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 6:06 PM | 664 km | 412 miles | 358 nm |  SE |
| Mamoutzou | Sun 5:06 PM | 749 km | 465 miles | 404 nm |  NW |
| Port Louis | Sun 6:06 PM | 819 km | 509 miles | 442 nm |  ESE |
| Mutsamudu | Sun 5:06 PM | 862 km | 535 miles | 465 nm | NW |
| Moroni | Sun 5:06 PM | 986 km | 612 miles | 532 nm | NW |
| Victoria | Sun 6:06 PM | 1531 km | 951 miles | 827 nm |  NNE |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 5:06 PM | 1676 km | 1042 miles | 905 nm | NW |
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