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 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 07:28:00 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: 31%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 07:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 51' | North |
| Longitude: | 0° 12' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.77 meters/second, 1576.0 km/hour, 979.3 miles/hour or 851.0 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' 31.1" | 16.32 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.2" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.32 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 04.4" | 979.15 mi | west | 0° 09' 15.7" | 10.61 mi | south | 979.50 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 35' 32.7" | 781.88 mi | east | 4° 01' 18.8" | 276.45 mi | south | 834.58 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 |
|---|
| Ouagadougou | Wed 7:28 AM | 155 km | 96 miles | 84 nm |  WSW |
| Koudougou | Wed 7:28 AM | 245 km | 153 miles | 133 nm | WSW |
| Niamey | Wed 8:28 AM | 260 km | 162 miles | 141 nm |  ENE |
| Tamale | Wed 7:28 AM | 388 km | 241 miles | 210 nm |  S |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Wed 7:28 AM | 483 km | 300 miles | 261 nm | WSW |
| Parakou | Wed 8:28 AM | 496 km | 308 miles | 268 nm |  SE |
| Koutiala | Wed 7:28 AM | 576 km | 358 miles | 311 nm |  W |
| Sikasso | Wed 7:28 AM | 621 km | 386 miles | 335 nm | WSW |
| Kumasi | Wed 7:28 AM | 699 km | 434 miles | 377 nm |  SSW |
| Ibadan | Wed 8:28 AM | 754 km | 469 miles | 407 nm | SE |
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