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 Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 12:12:00 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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it hard to see from earth.

Fraction of moon illuminated: 2%

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 Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 12:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 44'	South
Longitude:	20° 58'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.33 meters/second, 1599.6 km/hour, 993.9 miles/hour or 863.7 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' 27.9"	16.57 mi	west	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	south	16.57 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 59.3"	993.84 mi	west	0° 12' 23.2"	14.19 mi	south	993.72 mi
24 hours	13° 06' 23.7"	900.42 mi	east	4° 45' 44.0"	327.31 mi	south	952.94 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
Recife	Sun 9:12 AM	1543 km	959 miles	833 nm	W
Monrovia	Sun 12:12 PM	1832 km	1139 miles	989 nm	NE
Freetown	Sun 12:12 PM	1889 km	1174 miles	1020 nm	NNE
Jamestown	Sun 12:12 PM	1949 km	1211 miles	1053 nm	ESE
Conakry	Sun 12:12 PM	1968 km	1223 miles	1063 nm	NNE
Fortaleza	Sun 9:12 AM	1979 km	1230 miles	1069 nm	W
Salvador	Sun 9:12 AM	2039 km	1267 miles	1101 nm	WSW
Bissau	Sun 12:12 PM	2141 km	1330 miles	1156 nm	NNE
Banjul	Sun 12:12 PM	2284 km	1419 miles	1233 nm	NNE
Yamoussoukro	Sun 12:12 PM	2299 km	1428 miles	1241 nm	NE