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 08:08:00 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 08:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 07'	North
Longitude:	13° 27'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.48 meters/second, 1610.9 km/hour, 1001.0 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' 24.3"	1000.92 mi	west	0° 12' 02.7"	13.80 mi	south	1001.14 mi
24 hours	11° 59' 41.0"	827.61 mi	east	4° 57' 08.4"	340.29 mi	south	896.26 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
Yaoundé	Fri 9:08 AM	216 km	134 miles	117 nm	W
Berbérati	Fri 9:08 AM	261 km	162 miles	141 nm	E
Ebebiyín	Fri 9:08 AM	320 km	199 miles	173 nm	SW
Douala	Fri 9:08 AM	416 km	258 miles	224 nm	W
Bamenda	Fri 9:08 AM	418 km	260 miles	226 nm	WNW
Bata	Fri 9:08 AM	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	WSW
Malabo	Fri 9:08 AM	518 km	322 miles	279 nm	W
Bimbo	Fri 9:08 AM	550 km	342 miles	297 nm	E
Bangui	Fri 9:08 AM	568 km	353 miles	307 nm	E
Moundou	Fri 9:08 AM	571 km	355 miles	309 nm	NNE