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, June 29, 2012 at 20:36:00 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: 79%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, June 29, 2012 at 20:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 54' | South |
| Longitude: | 6° 09' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.37 meters/second, 1527.7 km/hour, 949.3 miles/hour or 824.9 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' 25.0" | 15.82 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.9" | 0.15 mi | south | 15.82 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 59.5" | 949.03 mi | west | 0° 07' 48.6" | 8.95 mi | south | 948.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 20' 04.9" | 943.65 mi | east | 2° 32' 55.8" | 175.33 mi | south | 952.81 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 8:36 PM | 224 km | 139 miles | 121 nm |  NNE |
| Luanda | Fri 9:36 PM | 2324 km | 1444 miles | 1255 nm |  ENE |
| São Tomé | Fri 8:36 PM | 2462 km | 1530 miles | 1329 nm |  NE |
| Windhoek | Fri 9:36 PM | 2481 km | 1541 miles | 1339 nm |  ESE |
| Abidjan | Fri 8:36 PM | 2579 km | 1603 miles | 1393 nm |  N |
| Libreville | Fri 9:36 PM | 2649 km | 1646 miles | 1430 nm | NE |
| Accra | Fri 8:36 PM | 2675 km | 1662 miles | 1444 nm | NNE |
| Monrovia | Fri 8:36 PM | 2728 km | 1695 miles | 1473 nm | N |
| Yamoussoukro | Fri 8:36 PM | 2736 km | 1700 miles | 1477 nm | N |
| Kinshasa | Fri 9:36 PM | 2779 km | 1727 miles | 1501 nm | ENE |
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