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 12:52:00 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	New Moon	Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:03 PM
Next phase	First Quarter	Monday, October 22, 2012 at 3:32 AM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 37'	South
Longitude:	17° 30'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.45 meters/second, 1574.8 km/hour, 978.5 miles/hour or 850.3 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' 26.3"	16.31 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	south	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 20.2"	978.38 mi	west	0° 11' 10.5"	12.80 mi	south	978.14 mi
24 hours	13° 46' 47.0"	933.72 mi	east	4° 05' 31.0"	281.33 mi	south	967.84 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
Jamestown	Mon 12:52 PM	1359 km	845 miles	734 nm	ESE
Recife	Mon 9:52 AM	1946 km	1209 miles	1051 nm	W
Monrovia	Mon 12:52 PM	2117 km	1316 miles	1143 nm	NNE
Freetown	Mon 12:52 PM	2273 km	1412 miles	1227 nm	NNE
Salvador	Mon 9:52 AM	2287 km	1421 miles	1235 nm	W
Conakry	Mon 12:52 PM	2374 km	1475 miles	1282 nm	N
Abidjan	Mon 12:52 PM	2395 km	1488 miles	1293 nm	NE
Yamoussoukro	Mon 12:52 PM	2447 km	1521 miles	1321 nm	NE
Fortaleza	Mon 9:52 AM	2482 km	1542 miles	1340 nm	WNW
Bissau	Mon 12:52 PM	2605 km	1619 miles	1407 nm	N