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 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 02:24:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 02:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 16° 55' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.18 meters/second, 1606.3 km/hour, 998.1 miles/hour or 867.3 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' 28.8" | 16.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 15.8" | 0.30 mi | south | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 46.9" | 997.97 mi | west | 0° 15' 44.3" | 18.03 mi | south | 997.94 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 29' 25.4" | 860.87 mi | east | 6° 02' 00.7" | 414.66 mi | south | 950.59 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 |
|---|
| Monrovia | Tue 2:24 AM | 1415 km | 879 miles | 764 nm |  NNE |
| Freetown | Tue 2:24 AM | 1537 km | 955 miles | 830 nm | NNE |
| Conakry | Tue 2:24 AM | 1634 km | 1015 miles | 882 nm | NNE |
| Jamestown | Tue 2:24 AM | 1727 km | 1073 miles | 932 nm |  SE |
| Abidjan | Tue 2:24 AM | 1826 km | 1135 miles | 986 nm |  NE |
| Yamoussoukro | Tue 2:24 AM | 1831 km | 1138 miles | 989 nm | NE |
| Bissau | Tue 2:24 AM | 1860 km | 1156 miles | 1005 nm |  N |
| Recife | Mon 11:24 PM | 2018 km | 1254 miles | 1090 nm |  W |
| Banjul | Tue 2:24 AM | 2031 km | 1262 miles | 1097 nm | N |
| Dakar | Tue 2:24 AM | 2166 km | 1346 miles | 1170 nm | N |
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