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 02:20:00 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 02:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 01' | North |
| Longitude: | 6° 50' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.80 meters/second, 1547.3 km/hour, 961.4 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" | 16.02 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.4" | 0.12 mi | north | 16.03 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 52.6" | 961.24 mi | west | 0° 06' 28.0" | 7.41 mi | north | 960.99 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 20' 47.1" | 750.63 mi | east | 2° 12' 22.0" | 151.74 mi | north | 761.30 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 |
|---|
| Bamako | Wed 2:20 AM | 500 km | 311 miles | 270 nm |  SSW |
| Koutiala | Wed 2:20 AM | 533 km | 331 miles | 288 nm |  SSE |
| Sikasso | Wed 2:20 AM | 644 km | 400 miles | 348 nm |  S |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Wed 2:20 AM | 702 km | 436 miles | 379 nm | SSE |
| Koudougou | Wed 2:20 AM | 714 km | 443 miles | 385 nm |  SE |
| Ouagadougou | Wed 2:20 AM | 768 km | 477 miles | 415 nm | SE |
| Gabú | Wed 2:20 AM | 954 km | 593 miles | 515 nm |  WSW |
| Rosso | Wed 2:20 AM | 959 km | 596 miles | 518 nm |  W |
| Nouakchott | Wed 2:20 AM | 979 km | 608 miles | 528 nm | W |
| Touba | Wed 2:20 AM | 998 km | 620 miles | 539 nm | WSW |
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