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 17:34:00 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 17:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 50' | South |
| Longitude: | 47° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.84 meters/second, 1619.4 km/hour, 1006.3 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' 53.3" | 1006.27 mi | west | 0° 11' 19.1" | 12.96 mi | north | 1006.37 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 45' 58.2" | 744.68 mi | east | 4° 28' 40.0" | 307.68 mi | north | 805.43 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 | Thu 8:34 PM | 384 km | 239 miles | 207 nm |  NW |
| Mombasa | Thu 8:34 PM | 917 km | 570 miles | 495 nm |  WSW |
| Victoria | Thu 9:34 PM | 1001 km | 622 miles | 540 nm |  ESE |
| Dar es Salaam | Thu 8:34 PM | 1107 km | 688 miles | 598 nm |  SW |
| Nairobi | Thu 8:34 PM | 1165 km | 724 miles | 629 nm |  W |
| Moroni | Thu 8:34 PM | 1276 km | 793 miles | 689 nm |  SSW |
| Dodoma | Thu 8:34 PM | 1411 km | 877 miles | 762 nm | WSW |
| Addis Ababa | Thu 8:34 PM | 1442 km | 896 miles | 779 nm | NW |
| Djibouti | Thu 8:34 PM | 1447 km | 899 miles | 782 nm |  NNW |
| Aden | Thu 8:34 PM | 1532 km | 952 miles | 827 nm |  N |
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