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 23, 2012 at 15:32:00 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: 66%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 15:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 04' | South |
| Longitude: | 54° 23' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.89 meters/second, 1590.8 km/hour, 988.5 miles/hour or 859.0 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' 30.6" | 16.47 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 43.4" | 988.44 mi | west | 0° 10' 28.6" | 12.00 mi | north | 988.78 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 26' 51.8" | 779.75 mi | east | 4° 20' 26.5" | 298.32 mi | north | 839.04 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 |
|---|
| Victoria | Tue 7:32 PM | 614 km | 381 miles | 331 nm |  N |
| Port Louis | Tue 7:32 PM | 1166 km | 724 miles | 630 nm |  SSE |
| Saint-Denis | Tue 7:32 PM | 1201 km | 747 miles | 649 nm |  S |
| Moroni | Tue 6:32 PM | 1223 km | 760 miles | 660 nm |  W |
| Antananarivo | Tue 6:32 PM | 1227 km | 762 miles | 663 nm |  SW |
| Mogadishu | Tue 6:32 PM | 1673 km | 1040 miles | 903 nm |  NW |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 6:32 PM | 1701 km | 1057 miles | 918 nm | W |
| Diego Garcia | Tue 9:32 PM | 2007 km | 1247 miles | 1083 nm |  E |
| Dodoma | Tue 6:32 PM | 2099 km | 1304 miles | 1133 nm | W |
| Nairobi | Tue 6:32 PM | 2174 km | 1351 miles | 1174 nm |  WNW |
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