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 03:28:00 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 03:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 38' | North |
| Longitude: | 45° 25' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.15 meters/second, 1591.7 km/hour, 989.1 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" | 16.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 45.1" | 988.97 mi | west | 0° 09' 37.1" | 11.02 mi | north | 988.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 58' 08.9" | 745.82 mi | east | 3° 34' 45.6" | 246.06 mi | north | 780.75 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 12:28 AM | 989 km | 615 miles | 534 nm |  SW |
| Paramaribo | Mon 12:28 AM | 1198 km | 745 miles | 647 nm |  WSW |
| Belém | Mon 12:28 AM | 1378 km | 857 miles | 744 nm |  SSW |
| Georgetown | Sun 11:28 PM | 1464 km | 910 miles | 791 nm | WSW |
| Bridgetown | Sun 11:28 PM | 1571 km | 976 miles | 848 nm |  WNW |
| Castries | Sun 11:28 PM | 1734 km | 1077 miles | 936 nm | WNW |
| Kingstown | Sun 11:28 PM | 1745 km | 1084 miles | 942 nm |  W |
| Fort-de-France | Sun 11:28 PM | 1756 km | 1091 miles | 948 nm | WNW |
| Port of Spain | Sun 11:28 PM | 1761 km | 1094 miles | 951 nm | W |
| Fortaleza | Mon 12:28 AM | 1761 km | 1094 miles | 951 nm |  SSE |
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