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 08:34:00 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: 33%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Next phase	New Moon	Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 2:11 AM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, September 10, 2012 at 08:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 00'	North
Longitude:	20° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.60 meters/second, 1517.8 km/hour, 943.1 miles/hour or 819.5 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"	15.72 mi	west	0° 00' 03.8"	0.07 mi	south	15.72 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 14.8"	942.85 mi	west	0° 03' 55.5"	4.50 mi	south	943.06 mi
24 hours	11° 53' 40.2"	773.29 mi	east	2° 01' 27.7"	139.25 mi	south	790.44 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
Nouadhibou	Mon 8:34 AM	337 km	209 miles	182 nm	ENE
Santa Maria	Mon 7:34 AM	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	SW
Nouakchott	Mon 8:34 AM	484 km	301 miles	261 nm	ESE
Rosso	Mon 8:34 AM	597 km	371 miles	322 nm	SE
Mindelo	Mon 7:34 AM	620 km	385 miles	335 nm	WSW
Dakar	Mon 8:34 AM	655 km	407 miles	354 nm	SSE
Thiès	Mon 8:34 AM	668 km	415 miles	361 nm	SSE
Praia	Mon 7:34 AM	670 km	416 miles	362 nm	SSW
Touba	Mon 8:34 AM	725 km	450 miles	391 nm	SE
Serekunda	Mon 8:34 AM	814 km	505 miles	439 nm	SSE