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 Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 02:14:00 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: 92%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 02:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 01' | North |
| Longitude: | 5° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.83 meters/second, 1547.4 km/hour, 961.5 miles/hour or 835.5 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' 31.8" | 16.03 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.4" | 0.12 mi | north | 16.03 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 52.9" | 961.30 mi | west | 0° 06' 28.5" | 7.42 mi | north | 961.05 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 20' 44.2" | 750.62 mi | east | 2° 12' 34.2" | 151.97 mi | north | 761.33 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 |
|---|
| Koutiala | Wed 2:14 AM | 511 km | 318 miles | 276 nm |  S |
| Bamako | Wed 2:14 AM | 559 km | 348 miles | 302 nm |  SSW |
| Koudougou | Wed 2:14 AM | 618 km | 384 miles | 334 nm |  SSE |
| Sikasso | Wed 2:14 AM | 631 km | 392 miles | 341 nm | S |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Wed 2:14 AM | 656 km | 407 miles | 354 nm | S |
| Ouagadougou | Wed 2:14 AM | 660 km | 410 miles | 356 nm |  SE |
| Niamey | Wed 3:14 AM | 892 km | 554 miles | 482 nm |  ESE |
| Tamale | Wed 2:14 AM | 974 km | 605 miles | 526 nm | SSE |
| Yamoussoukro | Wed 2:14 AM | 1127 km | 700 miles | 609 nm | S |
| Nouakchott | Wed 2:14 AM | 1132 km | 703 miles | 611 nm |  W |
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