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 Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 10:26:00 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: 20%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 10:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 23' | North |
| Longitude: | 32° 47' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.97 meters/second, 1515.5 km/hour, 941.7 miles/hour or 818.3 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' 31.1" | 15.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 03.9" | 941.42 mi | west | 0° 03' 48.9" | 4.38 mi | north | 941.24 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 43' 10.2" | 760.05 mi | east | 1° 05' 09.8" | 74.72 mi | north | 761.01 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 |
|---|
| Mindelo | Sat 9:26 AM | 910 km | 565 miles | 491 nm |  ESE |
| Praia | Sat 9:26 AM | 1155 km | 717 miles | 623 nm | ESE |
| Dakar | Sat 10:26 AM | 1748 km | 1086 miles | 944 nm | ESE |
| Nouakchott | Sat 10:26 AM | 1785 km | 1109 miles | 964 nm |  E |
| Banjul | Sat 10:26 AM | 1888 km | 1173 miles | 1020 nm | ESE |
| Azores * | Sat 10:26 AM | 2060 km | 1280 miles | 1112 nm |  NNE |
| Bissau | Sat 10:26 AM | 2066 km | 1284 miles | 1115 nm | ESE |
| El Aaiún * | Sat 11:26 AM | 2129 km | 1323 miles | 1150 nm |  ENE |
| Conakry | Sat 10:26 AM | 2375 km | 1476 miles | 1283 nm | ESE |
| Freetown | Sat 10:26 AM | 2481 km | 1542 miles | 1340 nm | ESE |
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