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 07:24:00 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 07:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 3° 11' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.40 meters/second, 1517.1 km/hour, 942.7 miles/hour or 819.1 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" | 942.41 mi | west | 0° 03' 48.5" | 4.37 mi | south | 942.61 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 53' 43.6" | 772.99 mi | east | 1° 58' 43.3" | 136.11 mi | south | 789.51 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 |
|---|
| Koudougou | Mon 7:24 AM | 871 km | 541 miles | 470 nm |  S |
| Ouagadougou | Mon 7:24 AM | 872 km | 542 miles | 471 nm |  SSE |
| Koutiala | Mon 7:24 AM | 886 km | 550 miles | 478 nm |  SSW |
| Niamey | Mon 8:24 AM | 920 km | 572 miles | 497 nm |  SE |
| Bamako | Mon 7:24 AM | 970 km | 603 miles | 524 nm | SSW |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Mon 7:24 AM | 992 km | 616 miles | 536 nm | S |
| Sikasso | Mon 7:24 AM | 1006 km | 625 miles | 543 nm | SSW |
| El Aaiún * | Mon 8:24 AM | 1286 km | 799 miles | 695 nm |  NW |
| Nouakchott | Mon 7:24 AM | 1364 km | 847 miles | 736 nm |  W |
| Marrakech * | Mon 8:24 AM | 1367 km | 849 miles | 738 nm |  NNW |
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