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 10:18:00 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: 12%

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 10:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 41'	North
Longitude:	17° 59'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.68 meters/second, 1611.6 km/hour, 1001.4 miles/hour or 870.2 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' 20.3"	1001.37 mi	west	0° 12' 07.4"	13.89 mi	south	1001.58 mi
24 hours	12° 01' 37.6"	830.27 mi	east	4° 58' 22.6"	341.71 mi	south	899.01 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
Freetown	Fri 10:18 AM	747 km	464 miles	404 nm	NE
Conakry	Fri 10:18 AM	799 km	496 miles	431 nm	NE
Bo	Fri 10:18 AM	838 km	521 miles	453 nm	NE
Monrovia	Fri 10:18 AM	848 km	527 miles	458 nm	ENE
Kenema	Fri 10:18 AM	884 km	549 miles	477 nm	ENE
Boké	Fri 10:18 AM	900 km	559 miles	486 nm	NNE
Kakata	Fri 10:18 AM	903 km	561 miles	488 nm	ENE
Bissau	Fri 10:18 AM	942 km	586 miles	509 nm	NNE
Bafatá	Fri 10:18 AM	1008 km	626 miles	544 nm	NNE
Gbarnga	Fri 10:18 AM	1012 km	629 miles	547 nm	ENE