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 Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:02:00 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 is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%

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 Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 16'	South
Longitude:	8° 59'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.04 meters/second, 1577.0 km/hour, 979.9 miles/hour or 851.5 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' 26.4"	16.33 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	south	16.33 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 27.8"	979.72 mi	west	0° 11' 17.9"	12.94 mi	south	979.48 mi
24 hours	13° 43' 48.7"	931.50 mi	east	4° 09' 19.4"	285.68 mi	south	967.09 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
Luanda	Mon 12:02 PM	538 km	335 miles	291 nm	ENE
Lubango	Mon 12:02 PM	634 km	394 miles	342 nm	SE
Cabinda	Mon 12:02 PM	724 km	450 miles	391 nm	NNE
Huambo	Mon 12:02 PM	754 km	469 miles	407 nm	ESE
Pointe-Noire	Mon 12:02 PM	785 km	488 miles	424 nm	NNE
Dolisie	Mon 12:02 PM	882 km	548 miles	476 nm	NNE
Kinshasa	Mon 12:02 PM	1038 km	645 miles	561 nm	NE
Brazzaville	Mon 12:02 PM	1041 km	647 miles	562 nm	NE
Libreville	Mon 12:02 PM	1291 km	802 miles	697 nm	N
São Tomé	Mon 11:02 AM	1308 km	813 miles	706 nm	N