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 Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 07:24:00 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: 60%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 07:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 18' | North |
| Longitude: | 34° 07' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.03 meters/second, 1515.7 km/hour, 941.8 miles/hour or 818.4 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' 30.6" | 15.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.0" | 941.58 mi | west | 0° 02' 57.1" | 3.39 mi | south | 941.73 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 04.1" | 758.19 mi | east | 1° 37' 16.1" | 111.52 mi | south | 770.16 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 |
|---|
| Praia | Sun 6:24 AM | 1272 km | 790 miles | 687 nm |  ESE |
| Dakar | Sun 7:24 AM | 1876 km | 1166 miles | 1013 nm | ESE |
| Nouakchott | Sun 7:24 AM | 1922 km | 1194 miles | 1038 nm |  E |
| Banjul | Sun 7:24 AM | 2015 km | 1252 miles | 1088 nm | ESE |
| Ponta Delgada (Azores) * | Sun 7:24 AM | 2098 km | 1303 miles | 1133 nm |  NNE |
| Bissau | Sun 7:24 AM | 2189 km | 1360 miles | 1182 nm | ESE |
| El Aaiún | Sun 7:24 AM | 2259 km | 1404 miles | 1220 nm |  ENE |
| Conakry | Sun 7:24 AM | 2495 km | 1550 miles | 1347 nm | ESE |
| Freetown | Sun 7:24 AM | 2599 km | 1615 miles | 1403 nm | ESE |
| Cayenne | Sun 4:24 AM | 2604 km | 1618 miles | 1406 nm |  SW |
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