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 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 21:46:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 21:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 12' | South |
| Longitude: | 58° 28' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.75 meters/second, 1608.3 km/hour, 999.4 miles/hour or 868.4 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' 30.2" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 19.4" | 999.29 mi | west | 0° 11' 31.9" | 13.21 mi | south | 999.22 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 04' 11.3" | 831.51 mi | east | 4° 28' 24.7" | 307.44 mi | south | 882.96 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 | Thu 1:46 AM | 341 km | 212 miles | 184 nm |  W |
| Diego Garcia | Thu 3:46 AM | 1561 km | 970 miles | 843 nm |  E |
| Port Louis | Thu 1:46 AM | 1659 km | 1031 miles | 896 nm |  S |
| Mogadishu | Thu 12:46 AM | 1665 km | 1035 miles | 899 nm |  WNW |
| Saint-Denis | Thu 1:46 AM | 1765 km | 1097 miles | 953 nm | S |
| Moroni | Thu 12:46 AM | 1814 km | 1127 miles | 980 nm |  WSW |
| Antananarivo | Thu 12:46 AM | 1928 km | 1198 miles | 1041 nm |  SW |
| Male | Thu 2:46 AM | 1968 km | 1223 miles | 1063 nm |  ENE |
| Dar es Salaam | Thu 12:46 AM | 2131 km | 1324 miles | 1151 nm | W |
| Nairobi | Thu 12:46 AM | 2445 km | 1519 miles | 1320 nm | W |
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