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, June 14, 2012 at 10:28:00 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: 23%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 10:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 28' | North |
| Longitude: | 36° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.82 meters/second, 1576.2 km/hour, 979.4 miles/hour or 851.1 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' 33.3" | 16.32 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.7" | 0.17 mi | north | 16.32 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 19.8" | 979.24 mi | west | 0° 08' 43.9" | 10.01 mi | north | 978.99 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 48' 44.4" | 727.46 mi | east | 3° 12' 15.4" | 220.33 mi | north | 755.07 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 |
|---|
| Praia | Thu 9:28 AM | 1406 km | 874 miles | 759 nm |  E |
| Fortaleza | Thu 7:28 AM | 1918 km | 1192 miles | 1036 nm |  S |
| Cayenne | Thu 7:28 AM | 1982 km | 1231 miles | 1070 nm |  WSW |
| Dakar | Thu 10:28 AM | 2059 km | 1279 miles | 1112 nm | E |
| Belém | Thu 7:28 AM | 2117 km | 1316 miles | 1143 nm |  SW |
| Banjul | Thu 10:28 AM | 2153 km | 1338 miles | 1162 nm | E |
| Paramaribo | Thu 7:28 AM | 2219 km | 1379 miles | 1198 nm | WSW |
| Nouakchott | Thu 10:28 AM | 2252 km | 1399 miles | 1216 nm |  ENE |
| Bissau | Thu 10:28 AM | 2274 km | 1413 miles | 1228 nm | E |
| Recife | Thu 7:28 AM | 2391 km | 1486 miles | 1291 nm | S |
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