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 Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 03:14:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 03:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 41' | North |
| Longitude: | 38° 43' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.61 meters/second, 1532.2 km/hour, 952.1 miles/hour or 827.3 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' 31.5" | 15.87 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.0" | 0.09 mi | north | 15.87 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 28.7" | 951.83 mi | west | 0° 04' 54.5" | 5.63 mi | north | 951.62 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 29' 51.9" | 753.55 mi | east | 1° 33' 14.5" | 106.90 mi | north | 757.59 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 |
|---|
| Praia | Wed 2:14 AM | 1673 km | 1039 miles | 903 nm |  ESE |
| Cayenne | Wed 12:14 AM | 2122 km | 1319 miles | 1146 nm |  SW |
| Paramaribo | Wed 12:14 AM | 2283 km | 1419 miles | 1233 nm | SW |
| Dakar | Wed 3:14 AM | 2312 km | 1437 miles | 1248 nm |  E |
| Bridgetown | Tue 11:14 PM | 2320 km | 1442 miles | 1253 nm |  WSW |
| Nouakchott | Wed 3:14 AM | 2402 km | 1493 miles | 1297 nm | E |
| Fort-de-France | Tue 11:14 PM | 2426 km | 1507 miles | 1310 nm |  W |
| Castries | Tue 11:14 PM | 2433 km | 1512 miles | 1313 nm | W |
| Banjul | Wed 3:14 AM | 2437 km | 1514 miles | 1316 nm | E |
| Roseau | Tue 11:14 PM | 2441 km | 1517 miles | 1318 nm | W |
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