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 Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 17:24:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 17:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 52' | South |
| Longitude: | 49° 42' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.84 meters/second, 1619.4 km/hour, 1006.3 miles/hour or 874.4 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' 32.9" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 52.9" | 1006.26 mi | west | 0° 11' 19.2" | 12.96 mi | north | 1006.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 46' 01.6" | 744.74 mi | east | 4° 28' 43.3" | 307.74 mi | north | 805.52 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 |
|---|
| Mogadishu | Thu 8:24 PM | 582 km | 362 miles | 314 nm |  WNW |
| Victoria | Thu 9:24 PM | 763 km | 474 miles | 412 nm |  ESE |
| Dar es Salaam | Thu 8:24 PM | 1331 km | 827 miles | 718 nm |  WSW |
| Moroni | Thu 8:24 PM | 1387 km | 862 miles | 749 nm |  SSW |
| Nairobi | Thu 8:24 PM | 1435 km | 891 miles | 775 nm |  W |
| Djibouti | Thu 8:24 PM | 1556 km | 967 miles | 840 nm |  NNW |
| Aden | Thu 8:24 PM | 1601 km | 995 miles | 865 nm | NNW |
| Addis Ababa | Thu 8:24 PM | 1633 km | 1015 miles | 882 nm |  NW |
| Dodoma | Thu 8:24 PM | 1658 km | 1030 miles | 895 nm | WSW |
| Sana | Thu 8:24 PM | 1895 km | 1177 miles | 1023 nm | NNW |
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