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 08:28:00 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: 30%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Monday, October 8, 2012 at 7:34 AM
Next phase	New Moon	Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:03 PM

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 08:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 42'	North
Longitude:	14° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.04 meters/second, 1576.9 km/hour, 979.9 miles/hour or 851.5 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' 31.1"	16.33 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	south	16.33 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 04.3"	979.74 mi	west	0° 09' 20.0"	10.70 mi	south	980.10 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 42.6"	782.54 mi	east	4° 02' 54.1"	278.27 mi	south	835.77 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
Bafatá	Wed 8:28 AM	59 km	37 miles	32 nm	S
Gabú	Wed 8:28 AM	70 km	44 miles	38 nm	SE
Bissau	Wed 8:28 AM	133 km	83 miles	72 nm	SW
Farafenni	Wed 8:28 AM	136 km	85 miles	74 nm	NW
Boké	Wed 8:28 AM	201 km	125 miles	108 nm	SSE
Banjul	Wed 8:28 AM	219 km	136 miles	118 nm	WNW
Serekunda	Wed 8:28 AM	229 km	142 miles	124 nm	WNW
Touba	Wed 8:28 AM	271 km	168 miles	146 nm	NNW
Thiès	Wed 8:28 AM	334 km	207 miles	180 nm	NW
Dakar	Wed 8:28 AM	366 km	228 miles	198 nm	NW