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 13:12:00 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 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 13:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 41'	South
Longitude:	22° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.34 meters/second, 1574.4 km/hour, 978.3 miles/hour or 850.1 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"	16.30 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	south	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 18.8"	978.14 mi	west	0° 11' 09.1"	12.78 mi	south	977.89 mi
24 hours	13° 47' 19.3"	934.12 mi	east	4° 04' 48.7"	280.52 mi	south	967.97 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	Mon 10:12 AM	1435 km	891 miles	775 nm	WNW
Salvador	Mon 10:12 AM	1765 km	1097 miles	953 nm	W
Jamestown	Mon 1:12 PM	1853 km	1152 miles	1001 nm	ESE
Fortaleza	Mon 10:12 AM	1997 km	1241 miles	1078 nm	WNW
Monrovia	Mon 1:12 PM	2363 km	1468 miles	1276 nm	NNE
Freetown	Mon 1:12 PM	2446 km	1520 miles	1321 nm	NNE
Conakry	Mon 1:12 PM	2529 km	1571 miles	1366 nm	NNE
Rio de Janeiro	Mon 10:12 AM	2542 km	1579 miles	1372 nm	WSW
Bissau	Mon 1:12 PM	2707 km	1682 miles	1462 nm	NNE
Abidjan	Mon 1:12 PM	2763 km	1717 miles	1492 nm	NE