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 28, 2012 at 19:50:00 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: 99%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Monday, October 22, 2012 at 3:32 AM
Next phase	Full Moon	Monday, October 29, 2012 at 7:50 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 19:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 08'	North
Longitude:	46° 34'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.85 meters/second, 1583.5 km/hour, 983.9 miles/hour or 855.0 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' 32.7"	16.40 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	north	16.40 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 46.7"	983.80 mi	west	0° 08' 56.8"	10.25 mi	north	983.58 mi
24 hours	10° 59' 22.9"	743.30 mi	east	3° 17' 39.4"	226.49 mi	north	772.26 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
Aden	Sun 10:50 PM	187 km	116 miles	101 nm	WNW
Bosaso	Sun 10:50 PM	300 km	186 miles	162 nm	ESE
Djibouti	Sun 10:50 PM	378 km	235 miles	204 nm	W
Hargeisa	Sun 10:50 PM	395 km	245 miles	213 nm	SW
Tadjoura	Sun 10:50 PM	403 km	251 miles	218 nm	W
Ali Sabieh	Sun 10:50 PM	435 km	270 miles	235 nm	WSW
Sana	Sun 10:50 PM	439 km	273 miles	237 nm	NW
Dire Dawa	Sun 10:50 PM	586 km	364 miles	316 nm	WSW
Mek'ele	Sun 10:50 PM	785 km	488 miles	424 nm	WNW
Adama	Sun 10:50 PM	892 km	554 miles	482 nm	WSW