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 08:48:00 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%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 12, 2012 at 08:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 3° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.54 meters/second, 1611.2 km/hour, 1001.1 miles/hour or 870.0 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' 30.4" | 16.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 23.0" | 1001.07 mi | west | 0° 12' 04.1" | 13.82 mi | south | 1001.28 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 00' 16.4" | 828.42 mi | east | 4° 57' 31.9" | 340.74 mi | south | 897.11 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 |
|---|
| Lagos | Fri 9:48 AM | 278 km | 172 miles | 150 nm |  N |
| Porto Novo | Fri 9:48 AM | 299 km | 186 miles | 162 nm |  NNW |
| Cotonou | Fri 9:48 AM | 303 km | 188 miles | 164 nm | NNW |
| Benin City | Fri 9:48 AM | 332 km | 206 miles | 179 nm |  NE |
| Lome | Fri 8:48 AM | 370 km | 230 miles | 200 nm |  NW |
| Port Harcourt | Fri 9:48 AM | 370 km | 230 miles | 200 nm |  ENE |
| Ibadan | Fri 9:48 AM | 375 km | 233 miles | 203 nm | N |
| Accra | Fri 8:48 AM | 474 km | 295 miles | 256 nm |  WNW |
| Uyo | Fri 9:48 AM | 475 km | 295 miles | 257 nm | ENE |
| Enugu | Fri 9:48 AM | 496 km | 308 miles | 268 nm | ENE |
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