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, April 4, 2012 at 22:28:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 22:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 26' | South |
| Longitude: | 2° 31' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.69 meters/second, 1611.7 km/hour, 1001.5 miles/hour or 870.2 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' 28.6" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 13.6" | 0.26 mi | south | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 34.7" | 1001.38 mi | west | 0° 13' 35.1" | 15.56 mi | south | 1001.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 46' 42.1" | 883.93 mi | east | 5° 25' 58.7" | 373.33 mi | south | 958.02 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 |
|---|
| Abidjan | Wed 10:28 PM | 657 km | 408 miles | 355 nm |  NNW |
| Accra | Wed 10:28 PM | 709 km | 441 miles | 383 nm |  NNE |
| Kumasi | Wed 10:28 PM | 794 km | 493 miles | 429 nm |  N |
| Lome | Wed 10:28 PM | 836 km | 519 miles | 451 nm | NNE |
| Yamoussoukro | Wed 10:28 PM | 858 km | 533 miles | 463 nm | NNW |
| Cotonou | Wed 11:28 PM | 932 km | 579 miles | 503 nm |  NE |
| Bouaké | Wed 10:28 PM | 940 km | 584 miles | 508 nm | NNW |
| Porto Novo | Wed 11:28 PM | 967 km | 601 miles | 522 nm | NE |
| Lagos | Wed 11:28 PM | 1002 km | 623 miles | 541 nm | NE |
| São Tomé | Wed 10:28 PM | 1033 km | 642 miles | 558 nm |  E |
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