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, March 8, 2013 at 05:20:00 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: 16%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, March 8, 2013 at 05:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 08' | South |
| Longitude: | 56° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.46 meters/second, 1553.3 km/hour, 965.1 miles/hour or 838.7 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' 27.0" | 16.09 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.5" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.09 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 02.6" | 965.02 mi | west | 0° 08' 31.1" | 9.76 mi | north | 965.40 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 55' 26.8" | 863.11 mi | east | 3° 46' 33.1" | 259.59 mi | north | 908.03 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 |
|---|
| Port Louis | Fri 9:20 AM | 576 km | 358 miles | 311 nm |  SSE |
| Saint-Denis | Fri 9:20 AM | 640 km | 398 miles | 346 nm |  S |
| Toamasina | Fri 8:20 AM | 792 km | 492 miles | 428 nm |  WSW |
| Antananarivo | Fri 8:20 AM | 1008 km | 627 miles | 544 nm | WSW |
| Victoria | Fri 9:20 AM | 1165 km | 724 miles | 629 nm |  N |
| Moroni | Fri 8:20 AM | 1440 km | 895 miles | 777 nm |  WNW |
| Diego Garcia | Fri 11:20 AM | 1975 km | 1227 miles | 1066 nm |  ENE |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 8:20 AM | 2056 km | 1278 miles | 1110 nm | WNW |
| Mogadishu | Fri 8:20 AM | 2241 km | 1392 miles | 1210 nm |  NNW |
| Lilongwe | Fri 7:20 AM | 2412 km | 1499 miles | 1302 nm |  W |
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