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 03:18:00 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 03:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 36' | North |
| Longitude: | 42° 59' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.19 meters/second, 1591.9 km/hour, 989.2 miles/hour or 859.5 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' 32.7" | 16.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 45.3" | 989.06 mi | west | 0° 09' 37.6" | 11.03 mi | north | 988.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 58' 05.0" | 745.81 mi | east | 3° 35' 00.0" | 246.34 mi | north | 780.84 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 12:18 AM | 1206 km | 749 miles | 651 nm |  WSW |
| Paramaribo | Mon 12:18 AM | 1442 km | 896 miles | 778 nm | WSW |
| Belém | Mon 12:18 AM | 1465 km | 910 miles | 791 nm |  SSW |
| Fortaleza | Mon 12:18 AM | 1661 km | 1032 miles | 897 nm |  SSE |
| Georgetown | Sun 11:18 PM | 1721 km | 1069 miles | 929 nm | WSW |
| Bridgetown | Sun 11:18 PM | 1832 km | 1138 miles | 989 nm |  W |
| Castries | Sun 11:18 PM | 1992 km | 1238 miles | 1076 nm |  WNW |
| Kingstown | Sun 11:18 PM | 2006 km | 1247 miles | 1083 nm | W |
| Fort-de-France | Sun 11:18 PM | 2013 km | 1251 miles | 1087 nm | WNW |
| Port of Spain | Sun 11:18 PM | 2027 km | 1259 miles | 1094 nm | W |
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