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 09:18:00 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 09:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 3° 29' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.59 meters/second, 1611.3 km/hour, 1001.2 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" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 22.2" | 1001.17 mi | west | 0° 12' 05.2" | 13.84 mi | south | 1001.38 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 00' 43.3" | 829.04 mi | east | 4° 57' 49.2" | 341.07 mi | south | 897.75 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 |
|---|
| Abidjan | Fri 9:18 AM | 170 km | 106 miles | 92 nm |  NNW |
| Kumasi | Fri 9:18 AM | 373 km | 232 miles | 202 nm |  NNE |
| Yamoussoukro | Fri 9:18 AM | 381 km | 237 miles | 206 nm | NNW |
| Accra | Fri 9:18 AM | 407 km | 253 miles | 220 nm |  ENE |
| Bouaké | Fri 9:18 AM | 455 km | 283 miles | 246 nm | NNW |
| Lome | Fri 9:18 AM | 577 km | 359 miles | 312 nm | ENE |
| Tamale | Fri 9:18 AM | 676 km | 420 miles | 365 nm | NNE |
| Cotonou | Fri 10:18 AM | 711 km | 442 miles | 384 nm | ENE |
| Nzérékoré | Fri 9:18 AM | 730 km | 454 miles | 394 nm |  NW |
| Gbarnga | Fri 9:18 AM | 748 km | 465 miles | 404 nm |  WNW |
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