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 06:44:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 06:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 45' | North |
| Longitude: | 12° 45' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.17 meters/second, 1530.6 km/hour, 951.1 miles/hour or 826.5 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' 30.8" | 15.85 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.1" | 0.10 mi | south | 15.85 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 51.5" | 950.86 mi | west | 0° 05' 10.0" | 5.92 mi | south | 951.12 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 32.6" | 761.70 mi | east | 2° 28' 53.2" | 170.66 mi | south | 785.78 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 |
|---|
| Nouakchott | Mon 6:44 AM | 349 km | 217 miles | 188 nm |  WSW |
| Rosso | Mon 6:44 AM | 408 km | 253 miles | 220 nm |  SW |
| Nouadhibou | Mon 6:44 AM | 511 km | 317 miles | 276 nm |  WNW |
| Touba | Mon 6:44 AM | 543 km | 338 miles | 293 nm | SW |
| Thiès | Mon 6:44 AM | 624 km | 388 miles | 337 nm | SW |
| Farafenni | Mon 6:44 AM | 648 km | 403 miles | 350 nm |  SSW |
| Dakar | Mon 6:44 AM | 672 km | 418 miles | 363 nm | SW |
| Banjul | Mon 6:44 AM | 714 km | 444 miles | 386 nm | SW |
| Serekunda | Mon 6:44 AM | 722 km | 449 miles | 390 nm | SW |
| Gabú | Mon 6:44 AM | 732 km | 455 miles | 395 nm | SSW |
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