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 Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 10:12:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 10:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 36' | North |
| Longitude: | 5° 31' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.58 meters/second, 1607.7 km/hour, 999.0 miles/hour or 868.1 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" | 16.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 34' 04.6" | 998.90 mi | west | 0° 10' 28.9" | 12.00 mi | north | 998.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 26' 59.5" | 716.55 mi | east | 4° 00' 26.8" | 275.44 mi | north | 764.00 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 |
|---|
| Benin City | Thu 11:12 AM | 140 km | 87 miles | 76 nm |  S |
| Ibadan | Thu 11:12 AM | 180 km | 112 miles | 97 nm |  W |
| Abuja | Thu 11:12 AM | 253 km | 157 miles | 136 nm |  NE |
| Enugu | Thu 11:12 AM | 254 km | 158 miles | 137 nm |  ESE |
| Lagos | Thu 11:12 AM | 272 km | 169 miles | 147 nm |  WSW |
| Porto Novo | Thu 11:12 AM | 326 km | 202 miles | 176 nm | WSW |
| Port Harcourt | Thu 11:12 AM | 350 km | 217 miles | 189 nm |  SSE |
| Cotonou | Thu 11:12 AM | 367 km | 228 miles | 198 nm | WSW |
| Parakou | Thu 11:12 AM | 372 km | 231 miles | 201 nm |  WNW |
| Kaduna | Thu 11:12 AM | 386 km | 240 miles | 208 nm |  NNE |
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