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, September 2, 2012 at 02:18:00 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: 97%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Friday, August 31, 2012 at 1:59 PM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 1:16 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 02:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 20'	North
Longitude:	19° 47'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.03 meters/second, 1616.5 km/hour, 1004.4 miles/hour or 872.8 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' 32.6"	16.74 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 40.5"	1004.42 mi	west	0° 11' 26.0"	13.09 mi	north	1004.41 mi
24 hours	10° 53' 06.5"	751.71 mi	east	4° 25' 31.6"	304.11 mi	north	808.64 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
Freetown	Sun 2:18 AM	922 km	573 miles	498 nm	NE
Conakry	Sun 2:18 AM	958 km	595 miles	517 nm	NE
Monrovia	Sun 2:18 AM	1049 km	652 miles	567 nm	ENE
Bissau	Sun 2:18 AM	1050 km	653 miles	567 nm	NNE
Banjul	Sun 2:18 AM	1173 km	729 miles	633 nm	NNE
Dakar	Sun 2:18 AM	1280 km	795 miles	691 nm	NNE
Praia	Sun 1:18 AM	1345 km	835 miles	726 nm	NNW
Yamoussoukro	Sun 2:18 AM	1654 km	1028 miles	893 nm	ENE
Bamako	Sun 2:18 AM	1657 km	1030 miles	895 nm	NE
Nouakchott	Sun 2:18 AM	1683 km	1046 miles	909 nm	NNE