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, February 26, 2013 at 21:36:00 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%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 21:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 30' | South |
| Longitude: | 49° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.97 meters/second, 1616.3 km/hour, 1004.3 miles/hour or 872.7 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' 31.1" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 05.9" | 1004.28 mi | west | 0° 11' 43.3" | 13.42 mi | south | 1004.35 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 46.0" | 809.06 mi | east | 4° 40' 25.2" | 321.15 mi | south | 869.37 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 | Wed 12:36 AM | 512 km | 318 miles | 277 nm | WNW |
| Victoria | Wed 1:36 AM | 832 km | 517 miles | 449 nm | ESE |
| Dar es Salaam | Wed 12:36 AM | 1303 km | 810 miles | 704 nm | WSW |
| Nairobi | Wed 12:36 AM | 1380 km | 857 miles | 745 nm | W |
| Moroni | Wed 12:36 AM | 1395 km | 867 miles | 753 nm | SSW |
| Djibouti | Wed 12:36 AM | 1494 km | 928 miles | 807 nm | NNW |
| Aden | Wed 12:36 AM | 1545 km | 960 miles | 834 nm | NNW |
| Addis Ababa | Wed 12:36 AM | 1564 km | 972 miles | 845 nm | NW |
| Dodoma | Wed 12:36 AM | 1620 km | 1007 miles | 875 nm | WSW |
| Sana | Wed 12:36 AM | 1839 km | 1143 miles | 993 nm | NNW |
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