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 Friday, October 26, 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: 91%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 26, 2012 at 17:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 37' | North |
| Longitude: | 60° 28' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.18 meters/second, 1617.0 km/hour, 1004.8 miles/hour or 873.1 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' 33.1" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 13.3" | 1004.76 mi | west | 0° 10' 59.2" | 12.58 mi | north | 1004.74 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 42' 29.1" | 739.27 mi | east | 4° 15' 50.5" | 293.03 mi | north | 792.98 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 | Fri 9:24 PM | 1068 km | 664 miles | 577 nm |  SSW |
| Male | Fri 10:24 PM | 1450 km | 901 miles | 783 nm |  E |
| Mogadishu | Fri 8:24 PM | 1691 km | 1051 miles | 913 nm |  W |
| Diego Garcia | Fri 11:24 PM | 1797 km | 1116 miles | 970 nm |  SE |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Fri 10:54 PM | 1902 km | 1182 miles | 1027 nm |  ENE |
| Aden | Fri 8:24 PM | 1984 km | 1233 miles | 1071 nm |  WNW |
| Madurai | Fri 10:54 PM | 2071 km | 1287 miles | 1118 nm | ENE |
| Djibouti | Fri 8:24 PM | 2103 km | 1307 miles | 1136 nm | WNW |
| Bangalore | Fri 10:54 PM | 2146 km | 1334 miles | 1159 nm | ENE |
| Mumbai | Fri 10:54 PM | 2165 km | 1346 miles | 1169 nm |  NE |
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