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, October 12, 2011 at 02:06:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 02:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 10' | North |
| Longitude: | 36° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.03 meters/second, 1591.3 km/hour, 988.8 miles/hour or 859.2 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' 34.0" | 16.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 34' 04.7" | 988.68 mi | west | 0° 10' 02.9" | 11.51 mi | north | 988.47 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 31' 49.7" | 714.70 mi | east | 3° 47' 03.1" | 260.16 mi | north | 755.72 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 |
|---|
| Praia | Wed 1:06 AM | 1495 km | 929 miles | 807 nm |  ENE |
| Fortaleza | Tue 11:06 PM | 1662 km | 1033 miles | 897 nm |  S |
| Cayenne | Tue 11:06 PM | 1849 km | 1149 miles | 998 nm |  WSW |
| Belém | Tue 11:06 PM | 1905 km | 1184 miles | 1029 nm |  SW |
| Paramaribo | Tue 11:06 PM | 2110 km | 1311 miles | 1139 nm | WSW |
| Dakar | Wed 2:06 AM | 2132 km | 1325 miles | 1151 nm | ENE |
| Recife | Tue 11:06 PM | 2141 km | 1330 miles | 1156 nm | S |
| Banjul | Wed 2:06 AM | 2210 km | 1373 miles | 1193 nm |  E |
| Bissau | Wed 2:06 AM | 2311 km | 1436 miles | 1248 nm | E |
| Nouakchott | Wed 2:06 AM | 2364 km | 1469 miles | 1276 nm | ENE |
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