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, August 25, 2012 at 19:40:00 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 19:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 23' | South |
| Longitude: | 11° 16' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.10 meters/second, 1494.4 km/hour, 928.6 miles/hour or 806.9 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' 24.5" | 15.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 34.8" | 928.30 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.2" | 0.23 mi | north | 928.31 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 04' 42.5" | 906.98 mi | east | 0° 43' 25.7" | 49.80 mi | north | 910.55 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 | Sat 7:40 PM | 840 km | 522 miles | 454 nm |  NE |
| Windhoek | Sat 8:40 PM | 2928 km | 1819 miles | 1581 nm |  E |
| Luanda | Sat 8:40 PM | 2969 km | 1845 miles | 1603 nm |  ENE |
| Abidjan | Sat 7:40 PM | 3057 km | 1900 miles | 1651 nm |  NNE |
| Monrovia | Sat 7:40 PM | 3064 km | 1904 miles | 1654 nm |  N |
| São Tomé | Sat 7:40 PM | 3098 km | 1925 miles | 1673 nm | NE |
| Yamoussoukro | Sat 7:40 PM | 3187 km | 1980 miles | 1721 nm | NNE |
| Accra | Sat 7:40 PM | 3213 km | 1997 miles | 1735 nm | NNE |
| Cape Town | Sat 9:40 PM | 3226 km | 2004 miles | 1742 nm |  ESE |
| Rio de Janeiro | Sat 4:40 PM | 3291 km | 2045 miles | 1777 nm |  W |
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