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 07:00:00 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 07:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 00' | South |
| Longitude: | 14° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.54 meters/second, 1532.0 km/hour, 951.9 miles/hour or 827.2 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' 27.9" | 15.87 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.2" | 0.14 mi | north | 15.87 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 58.0" | 951.75 mi | west | 0° 07' 20.7" | 8.42 mi | north | 952.12 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 24' 46.2" | 816.72 mi | east | 3° 19' 19.2" | 228.45 mi | north | 854.99 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 7:00 AM | 937 km | 582 miles | 506 nm |  ENE |
| Recife | Fri 4:00 AM | 2489 km | 1546 miles | 1344 nm |  WNW |
| Salvador | Fri 4:00 AM | 2657 km | 1651 miles | 1435 nm |  W |
| Monrovia | Fri 7:00 AM | 2717 km | 1688 miles | 1467 nm |  N |
| Abidjan | Fri 7:00 AM | 2814 km | 1749 miles | 1519 nm |  NNE |
| Yamoussoukro | Fri 7:00 AM | 2917 km | 1813 miles | 1575 nm | NNE |
| Freetown | Fri 7:00 AM | 2932 km | 1822 miles | 1583 nm | N |
| Accra | Fri 7:00 AM | 3027 km | 1881 miles | 1635 nm | NNE |
| Conakry | Fri 7:00 AM | 3044 km | 1891 miles | 1644 nm | N |
| Rio de Janeiro | Fri 4:00 AM | 3063 km | 1903 miles | 1654 nm |  WSW |
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