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 Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 00:48:00 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 Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 00:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 31' | South |
| Longitude: | 10° 07' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.36 meters/second, 1574.5 km/hour, 978.3 miles/hour or 850.2 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' 25.9" | 16.31 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.31 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 49.7" | 978.18 mi | west | 0° 12' 05.2" | 13.85 mi | south | 977.92 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 57' 14.7" | 945.89 mi | east | 4° 25' 57.3" | 304.75 mi | south | 985.76 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 |
|---|
| Jamestown | Sat 12:48 AM | 681 km | 423 miles | 368 nm |  SE |
| Monrovia | Sat 12:48 AM | 1973 km | 1226 miles | 1066 nm |  N |
| Abidjan | Sat 12:48 AM | 1980 km | 1230 miles | 1069 nm |  NNE |
| Yamoussoukro | Sat 12:48 AM | 2097 km | 1303 miles | 1132 nm | NNE |
| Accra | Sat 12:48 AM | 2183 km | 1356 miles | 1179 nm | NNE |
| Freetown | Sat 12:48 AM | 2239 km | 1391 miles | 1209 nm | N |
| São Tomé | Sat 12:48 AM | 2278 km | 1415 miles | 1230 nm |  NE |
| Lome | Sat 12:48 AM | 2320 km | 1442 miles | 1253 nm | NNE |
| Conakry | Sat 12:48 AM | 2359 km | 1466 miles | 1274 nm | N |
| Porto Novo | Sat 1:48 AM | 2451 km | 1523 miles | 1324 nm | NE |
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