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 Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 04:26:00 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: 70%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 04:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 01' | North |
| Longitude: | 2° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.07 meters/second, 1508.7 km/hour, 937.4 miles/hour or 814.6 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' 30.7" | 15.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.2" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.6" | 937.18 mi | west | 0° 00' 18.7" | 0.36 mi | south | 937.20 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 42.0" | 756.41 mi | east | 0° 34' 37.3" | 39.70 mi | south | 758.89 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 |
|---|
| Ouagadougou | Sat 4:26 AM | 966 km | 601 miles | 522 nm |  S |
| Koudougou | Sat 4:26 AM | 972 km | 604 miles | 525 nm | S |
| Niamey | Sat 5:26 AM | 979 km | 609 miles | 529 nm |  SSE |
| Koutiala | Sat 4:26 AM | 998 km | 620 miles | 539 nm |  SSW |
| Bamako | Sat 4:26 AM | 1081 km | 672 miles | 584 nm | SSW |
| El Aaiún | Sat 4:26 AM | 1259 km | 782 miles | 680 nm |  NW |
| Marrakech | Sat 4:26 AM | 1286 km | 799 miles | 694 nm |  NNW |
| Nouakchott | Sat 4:26 AM | 1423 km | 884 miles | 769 nm |  W |
| Fes | Sat 4:26 AM | 1459 km | 906 miles | 788 nm |  N |
| Casablanca | Sat 4:26 AM | 1474 km | 916 miles | 796 nm | NNW |
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