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 Monday, September 10, 2012 at 07:00:00 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: 34%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, September 10, 2012 at 07:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 06' | North |
| Longitude: | 2° 37' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.34 meters/second, 1516.8 km/hour, 942.5 miles/hour or 819.0 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' 30.2" | 15.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 14.9" | 942.26 mi | west | 0° 03' 46.2" | 4.32 mi | south | 942.46 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 53' 44.6" | 772.89 mi | east | 1° 57' 46.8" | 135.03 mi | south | 789.19 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 |
|---|
| Agadez | Mon 8:00 AM | 665 km | 413 miles | 359 nm |  ESE |
| Niamey | Mon 8:00 AM | 732 km | 455 miles | 395 nm |  S |
| Maradi | Mon 8:00 AM | 874 km | 543 miles | 472 nm |  SSE |
| Ouagadougou | Mon 7:00 AM | 964 km | 599 miles | 520 nm |  SSW |
| Zinder | Mon 8:00 AM | 973 km | 604 miles | 525 nm |  SE |
| Koudougou | Mon 7:00 AM | 1019 km | 633 miles | 550 nm | SSW |
| Kano | Mon 8:00 AM | 1097 km | 681 miles | 592 nm | SE |
| Abuja | Mon 8:00 AM | 1305 km | 811 miles | 705 nm | SSE |
| Bamako | Mon 7:00 AM | 1402 km | 871 miles | 757 nm |  SW |
| Porto Novo | Mon 8:00 AM | 1505 km | 935 miles | 813 nm | S |
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