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.
September Equinox 2011
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 09:04:00 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: 22%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, September 23, 2011 at 09:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 42' | North |
| Longitude: | 12° 38' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.93 meters/second, 1551.3 km/hour, 964.0 miles/hour or 837.7 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' 28.2" | 16.07 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.07 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 15.6" | 963.78 mi | west | 0° 10' 02.2" | 11.50 mi | south | 964.24 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 40' 17.4" | 843.97 mi | east | 4° 27' 21.8" | 306.36 mi | south | 905.66 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 |
|---|
| Rosso | Fri 9:04 AM | 351 km | 218 miles | 189 nm |  WNW |
| Touba | Fri 9:04 AM | 360 km | 224 miles | 194 nm |  WSW |
| Farafenni | Fri 9:04 AM | 396 km | 246 miles | 214 nm |  SW |
| Gabú | Fri 9:04 AM | 414 km | 258 miles | 224 nm |  SSW |
| Nouakchott | Fri 9:04 AM | 444 km | 276 miles | 240 nm |  NW |
| Bafatá | Fri 9:04 AM | 446 km | 277 miles | 241 nm | SSW |
| Thiès | Fri 9:04 AM | 471 km | 293 miles | 255 nm | WSW |
| Banjul | Fri 9:04 AM | 492 km | 305 miles | 265 nm | WSW |
| Serekunda | Fri 9:04 AM | 502 km | 312 miles | 271 nm | WSW |
| Dakar | Fri 9:04 AM | 527 km | 328 miles | 285 nm | WSW |
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