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, September 7, 2012 at 03:20:00 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: 63%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, September 7, 2012 at 03:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 01' | North |
| Longitude: | 20° 31' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.06 meters/second, 1519.4 km/hour, 944.1 miles/hour or 820.4 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" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 12.1" | 943.87 mi | west | 0° 03' 42.9" | 4.26 mi | north | 943.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 59.0" | 755.20 mi | east | 1° 03' 09.5" | 72.42 mi | north | 756.11 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 |
|---|
| Kufra | Fri 5:20 AM | 545 km | 338 miles | 294 nm |  NNE |
| Ndjamena | Fri 4:20 AM | 1052 km | 653 miles | 568 nm |  SW |
| Khartoum | Fri 6:20 AM | 1363 km | 847 miles | 736 nm |  ESE |
| Cairo | Fri 5:20 AM | 1549 km | 963 miles | 836 nm |  NE |
| Alexandria | Fri 5:20 AM | 1559 km | 969 miles | 842 nm | NE |
| Kano | Fri 4:20 AM | 1560 km | 969 miles | 842 nm |  WSW |
| Tripoli | Fri 5:20 AM | 1603 km | 996 miles | 866 nm |  NNW |
| Bangui | Fri 4:20 AM | 1744 km | 1084 miles | 942 nm |  S |
| Valletta * | Fri 5:20 AM | 1856 km | 1153 miles | 1002 nm | NNW |
| Abuja | Fri 4:20 AM | 1869 km | 1162 miles | 1009 nm | SW |
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