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 Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 17:14:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 17:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 54' | South |
| Longitude: | 52° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.83 meters/second, 1619.4 km/hour, 1006.2 miles/hour or 874.4 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' 32.9" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 52.8" | 1006.24 mi | west | 0° 11' 19.2" | 12.96 mi | north | 1006.35 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 46' 05.1" | 744.80 mi | east | 4° 28' 46.4" | 307.81 mi | north | 805.62 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 9:14 PM | 554 km | 344 miles | 299 nm |  SE |
| Mogadishu | Thu 8:14 PM | 822 km | 511 miles | 444 nm |  WNW |
| Moroni | Thu 8:14 PM | 1538 km | 956 miles | 831 nm |  SW |
| Dar es Salaam | Thu 8:14 PM | 1569 km | 975 miles | 847 nm |  WSW |
| Djibouti | Thu 8:14 PM | 1701 km | 1057 miles | 918 nm |  NW |
| Nairobi | Thu 8:14 PM | 1704 km | 1059 miles | 920 nm |  W |
| Aden | Thu 8:14 PM | 1710 km | 1063 miles | 923 nm |  NNW |
| Addis Ababa | Thu 8:14 PM | 1844 km | 1146 miles | 996 nm | NW |
| Dodoma | Thu 8:14 PM | 1919 km | 1192 miles | 1036 nm | WSW |
| Sana | Thu 8:14 PM | 1999 km | 1242 miles | 1079 nm | NNW |
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