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 Friday, April 13, 2012 at 06:46:00 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: 52%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 06:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 02' | South |
| Longitude: | 10° 52' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.47 meters/second, 1531.7 km/hour, 951.7 miles/hour or 827.0 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' 27.9" | 15.86 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.2" | 0.14 mi | north | 15.86 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 56.6" | 951.58 mi | west | 0° 07' 19.5" | 8.40 mi | north | 951.94 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 25' 15.1" | 817.11 mi | east | 3° 18' 52.6" | 227.94 mi | north | 855.24 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 | Fri 6:46 AM | 597 km | 371 miles | 322 nm |  ENE |
| Abidjan | Fri 6:46 AM | 2691 km | 1672 miles | 1453 nm |  NNE |
| Monrovia | Fri 6:46 AM | 2693 km | 1674 miles | 1454 nm |  N |
| Luanda | Fri 7:46 AM | 2798 km | 1738 miles | 1511 nm | ENE |
| São Tomé | Fri 6:46 AM | 2801 km | 1740 miles | 1512 nm |  NE |
| Yamoussoukro | Fri 6:46 AM | 2817 km | 1750 miles | 1521 nm | NNE |
| Accra | Fri 6:46 AM | 2859 km | 1777 miles | 1544 nm | NNE |
| Freetown | Fri 6:46 AM | 2945 km | 1830 miles | 1590 nm | N |
| Windhoek | Fri 7:46 AM | 2960 km | 1839 miles | 1598 nm |  ESE |
| Lome | Fri 6:46 AM | 2985 km | 1855 miles | 1612 nm | NNE |
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