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 Monday, October 8, 2012 at 04:36:00 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: 51%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 04:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 18° 13' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.71 meters/second, 1529.0 km/hour, 950.0 miles/hour or 825.6 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" | 15.83 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.9" | 0.09 mi | south | 15.84 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 50.7" | 949.83 mi | west | 0° 04' 58.1" | 5.70 mi | south | 950.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 52.6" | 761.26 mi | east | 2° 24' 18.9" | 165.43 mi | south | 784.13 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 |
|---|
| Ndjamena | Mon 5:36 AM | 826 km | 513 miles | 446 nm |  SSW |
| Kano | Mon 5:36 AM | 1291 km | 802 miles | 697 nm |  SW |
| Khartoum | Mon 7:36 AM | 1566 km | 973 miles | 845 nm |  ESE |
| Abuja | Mon 5:36 AM | 1606 km | 998 miles | 867 nm | SW |
| Bangui | Mon 5:36 AM | 1611 km | 1001 miles | 870 nm |  S |
| Tripoli | Mon 6:36 AM | 1628 km | 1011 miles | 879 nm |  NNW |
| Alexandria | Mon 6:36 AM | 1802 km | 1119 miles | 973 nm |  NE |
| Cairo | Mon 6:36 AM | 1803 km | 1120 miles | 973 nm | NE |
| Yaoundé | Mon 5:36 AM | 1819 km | 1131 miles | 982 nm | SSW |
| Niamey | Mon 5:36 AM | 1822 km | 1132 miles | 984 nm |  WSW |
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