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 Saturday, October 13, 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: 6%

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 Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 08:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 59'	South
Longitude:	15° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.10 meters/second, 1613.2 km/hour, 1002.4 miles/hour or 871.0 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' 29.5"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 12.5"	0.24 mi	south	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 29.2"	1002.31 mi	west	0° 12' 38.3"	14.47 mi	south	1002.38 mi
24 hours	12° 26' 23.8"	860.42 mi	east	5° 03' 06.1"	347.13 mi	south	926.17 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
Franceville	Sat 9:48 AM	255 km	158 miles	138 nm	WSW
Brazzaville	Sat 9:48 AM	368 km	229 miles	199 nm	S
Kinshasa	Sat 9:48 AM	374 km	232 miles	202 nm	S
Impfondo	Sat 9:48 AM	383 km	238 miles	207 nm	NE
Dolisie	Sat 9:48 AM	497 km	309 miles	268 nm	SW
Berbérati	Sat 9:48 AM	579 km	360 miles	313 nm	N
Ebebiyín	Sat 9:48 AM	604 km	375 miles	326 nm	NW
Pointe-Noire	Sat 9:48 AM	605 km	376 miles	327 nm	SW
Cabinda	Sat 9:48 AM	645 km	401 miles	348 nm	SW
Bimbo	Sat 9:48 AM	648 km	402 miles	350 nm	NNE