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 Friday, October 12, 2012 at 07:58:00 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: 13%

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 Friday, October 12, 2012 at 07:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 09'	North
Longitude:	15° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.46 meters/second, 1610.9 km/hour, 1000.9 miles/hour or 869.8 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' 30.4"	16.68 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	south	16.68 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 24.4"	1000.89 mi	west	0° 12' 02.3"	13.79 mi	south	1001.11 mi
24 hours	11° 59' 32.2"	827.41 mi	east	4° 57' 02.3"	340.18 mi	south	896.05 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
Berbérati	Fri 8:58 AM	15 km	9 miles	8 nm	NW
Bimbo	Fri 8:58 AM	282 km	175 miles	152 nm	E
Bangui	Fri 8:58 AM	300 km	186 miles	162 nm	E
Impfondo	Fri 8:58 AM	372 km	231 miles	201 nm	SE
Yaoundé	Fri 8:58 AM	484 km	301 miles	261 nm	W
Moundou	Fri 8:58 AM	489 km	304 miles	264 nm	N
Ebebiyín	Fri 8:58 AM	550 km	342 miles	297 nm	WSW
Bambari	Fri 8:58 AM	562 km	349 miles	304 nm	ENE
Sarh	Fri 8:58 AM	619 km	385 miles	334 nm	NNE
Garoua	Fri 8:58 AM	631 km	392 miles	341 nm	NNW