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 07:44:00 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 07:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 17' | North |
| Longitude: | 38° 57' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.07 meters/second, 1515.9 km/hour, 941.9 miles/hour or 818.5 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' 30.7" | 15.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.1" | 941.68 mi | west | 0° 02' 59.0" | 3.42 mi | south | 941.83 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 01.5" | 758.23 mi | east | 1° 38' 01.8" | 112.39 mi | south | 770.34 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 6:44 AM | 1741 km | 1082 miles | 940 nm |  ESE |
| Cayenne | Sun 4:44 AM | 2233 km | 1387 miles | 1206 nm |  SW |
| Azores * | Sun 7:44 AM | 2277 km | 1415 miles | 1229 nm |  NNE |
| Bridgetown | Sun 3:44 AM | 2341 km | 1455 miles | 1264 nm |  WSW |
| Dakar | Sun 7:44 AM | 2366 km | 1470 miles | 1277 nm | ESE |
| Paramaribo | Sun 4:44 AM | 2374 km | 1475 miles | 1282 nm | SW |
| Nouakchott | Sun 7:44 AM | 2426 km | 1507 miles | 1310 nm |  E |
| Fort-de-France | Sun 3:44 AM | 2431 km | 1510 miles | 1312 nm | WSW |
| Saint John's (Antigua) | Sun 3:44 AM | 2439 km | 1516 miles | 1317 nm |  W |
| Roseau | Sun 3:44 AM | 2440 km | 1516 miles | 1317 nm | W |
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