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 03:28:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 03:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 34' | North |
| Longitude: | 36° 45' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.93 meters/second, 1616.1 km/hour, 1004.2 miles/hour or 872.6 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' 41.4" | 1004.21 mi | west | 0° 11' 24.2" | 13.06 mi | north | 1004.19 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 52' 54.3" | 751.30 mi | east | 4° 24' 32.2" | 302.98 mi | north | 807.75 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 |
|---|
| Fortaleza | Sun 12:28 AM | 833 km | 518 miles | 450 nm |  SSW |
| Fernando de Noronha | Sun 1:28 AM | 956 km | 594 miles | 516 nm |  SSE |
| Recife | Sun 12:28 AM | 1306 km | 811 miles | 705 nm |  S |
| Belém | Sun 12:28 AM | 1417 km | 881 miles | 765 nm |  WSW |
| Cayenne | Sun 12:28 AM | 1736 km | 1078 miles | 937 nm |  W |
| Salvador | Sun 12:28 AM | 1838 km | 1142 miles | 992 nm | S |
| Praia | Sun 2:28 AM | 1920 km | 1193 miles | 1037 nm |  NE |
| Paramaribo | Sun 12:28 AM | 2057 km | 1278 miles | 1111 nm | W |
| Georgetown | Sat 11:28 PM | 2400 km | 1491 miles | 1296 nm | W |
| Dakar | Sun 3:28 AM | 2451 km | 1523 miles | 1323 nm |  ENE |
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