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 Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 05:58:00 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: 47%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:47 PM
Next phase	New Moon	Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 11:47 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 05:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 36'	South
Longitude:	6° 11'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.64 meters/second, 1604.3 km/hour, 996.9 miles/hour or 866.3 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' 32.2"	16.61 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 17.5"	996.85 mi	west	0° 11' 08.9"	12.77 mi	north	997.15 mi
24 hours	10° 50' 17.3"	743.16 mi	east	4° 31' 37.5"	311.09 mi	north	808.54 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
Cabinda	Sun 6:58 AM	701 km	436 miles	379 nm	ENE
Pointe-Noire	Sun 6:58 AM	702 km	436 miles	379 nm	ENE
Luanda	Sun 6:58 AM	788 km	490 miles	425 nm	E
Dolisie	Sun 6:58 AM	811 km	504 miles	438 nm	ENE
Port-Gentil	Sun 6:58 AM	813 km	505 miles	439 nm	NNE
São Tomé	Sun 5:58 AM	881 km	547 miles	476 nm	N
Libreville	Sun 6:58 AM	956 km	594 miles	516 nm	NNE
Brazzaville	Sun 6:58 AM	1073 km	667 miles	579 nm	ENE
Kinshasa	Sun 6:58 AM	1073 km	667 miles	579 nm	ENE
Malabo	Sun 6:58 AM	1289 km	801 miles	696 nm	NNE