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 14:48:00 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 14:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 24' | South |
| Longitude: | 40° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.51 meters/second, 1535.4 km/hour, 954.1 miles/hour or 829.1 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' 27.0" | 15.90 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.1" | 0.14 mi | north | 15.90 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 00.3" | 953.92 mi | west | 0° 07' 10.7" | 8.23 mi | north | 954.27 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 49' 07.3" | 846.27 mi | east | 3° 16' 17.9" | 224.97 mi | north | 882.49 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 |
|---|
| Nampula | Sun 4:48 PM | 269 km | 167 miles | 145 nm |  NNW |
| Blantyre | Sun 4:48 PM | 576 km | 358 miles | 311 nm |  WNW |
| Beira | Sun 4:48 PM | 621 km | 386 miles | 335 nm |  WSW |
| Moroni | Sun 5:48 PM | 721 km | 448 miles | 389 nm |  NNE |
| Mutsamudu | Sun 5:48 PM | 739 km | 459 miles | 399 nm |  NE |
| Mamoutzou | Sun 5:48 PM | 749 km | 465 miles | 404 nm | NE |
| Antsirabe | Sun 5:48 PM | 777 km | 483 miles | 420 nm |  ESE |
| Lilongwe | Sun 4:48 PM | 779 km | 484 miles | 421 nm | WNW |
| Antananarivo | Sun 5:48 PM | 799 km | 496 miles | 431 nm | ESE |
| Harare | Sun 4:48 PM | 966 km | 600 miles | 521 nm |  W |
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