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 Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 07:00:00 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: 41%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 07:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 4° 60' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.13 meters/second, 1552.1 km/hour, 964.4 miles/hour or 838.1 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' 30.9" | 16.07 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.2" | 0.14 mi | south | 16.07 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 00.9" | 964.25 mi | west | 0° 07' 19.2" | 8.39 mi | south | 964.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 37.2" | 769.04 mi | east | 3° 18' 09.9" | 227.08 mi | south | 807.60 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 |
|---|
| Timbuktu | Tue 7:00 AM | 221 km | 137 miles | 119 nm |  ENE |
| Koutiala | Tue 7:00 AM | 428 km | 266 miles | 231 nm |  S |
| Bamako | Tue 7:00 AM | 512 km | 318 miles | 276 nm |  SW |
| Koudougou | Tue 7:00 AM | 524 km | 325 miles | 283 nm |  SSE |
| Sikasso | Tue 7:00 AM | 549 km | 341 miles | 296 nm | S |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Tue 7:00 AM | 564 km | 350 miles | 304 nm | S |
| Ouagadougou | Tue 7:00 AM | 568 km | 353 miles | 307 nm |  SE |
| Niamey | Tue 8:00 AM | 822 km | 511 miles | 444 nm |  ESE |
| Tamale | Tue 7:00 AM | 879 km | 546 miles | 475 nm | SSE |
| Bouaké | Tue 7:00 AM | 944 km | 587 miles | 510 nm | S |
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