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, October 1, 2012 at 03:08:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, October 1, 2012 at 03:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 35' | North |
| Longitude: | 40° 34' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.23 meters/second, 1592.0 km/hour, 989.2 miles/hour or 859.6 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' 32.7" | 16.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 45.3" | 989.15 mi | west | 0° 09' 38.2" | 11.04 mi | north | 988.95 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 58' 01.2" | 745.80 mi | east | 3° 35' 14.6" | 246.61 mi | north | 780.92 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 |
|---|
| Cayenne | Mon 12:08 AM | 1439 km | 894 miles | 777 nm |  WSW |
| Belém | Mon 12:08 AM | 1593 km | 990 miles | 860 nm |  SSW |
| Fortaleza | Mon 12:08 AM | 1599 km | 994 miles | 864 nm |  S |
| Paramaribo | Mon 12:08 AM | 1692 km | 1051 miles | 914 nm | WSW |
| Praia | Mon 2:08 AM | 1912 km | 1188 miles | 1032 nm |  ENE |
| Georgetown | Sun 11:08 PM | 1980 km | 1230 miles | 1069 nm |  W |
| Bridgetown | Sun 11:08 PM | 2094 km | 1301 miles | 1131 nm | W |
| Recife | Mon 12:08 AM | 2159 km | 1342 miles | 1166 nm |  SSE |
| Castries | Sun 11:08 PM | 2252 km | 1400 miles | 1216 nm |  WNW |
| Kingstown | Sun 11:08 PM | 2268 km | 1409 miles | 1225 nm | W |
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