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, January 1, 2013 at 03:36:00 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: 87%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 3:58 AM

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 03:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 06'	North
Longitude:	11° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.05 meters/second, 1598.6 km/hour, 993.3 miles/hour or 863.2 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' 32.4"	16.56 mi	west	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	south	16.56 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 29.7"	993.26 mi	west	0° 10' 08.7"	11.62 mi	south	993.56 mi
24 hours	10° 58' 58.8"	750.21 mi	east	4° 14' 54.2"	291.96 mi	south	808.52 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
Bo	Tue 3:36 AM	129 km	80 miles	70 nm	S
Kenema	Tue 3:36 AM	159 km	99 miles	86 nm	SSE
Freetown	Tue 3:36 AM	159 km	99 miles	86 nm	WSW
Conakry	Tue 3:36 AM	201 km	125 miles	108 nm	WNW
Boké	Tue 3:36 AM	328 km	204 miles	177 nm	NW
Monrovia	Tue 3:36 AM	332 km	207 miles	179 nm	SSE
Kakata	Tue 3:36 AM	334 km	207 miles	180 nm	SSE
Gbarnga	Tue 3:36 AM	358 km	222 miles	193 nm	SE
Nzérékoré	Tue 3:36 AM	374 km	232 miles	202 nm	ESE
Gabú	Tue 3:36 AM	432 km	268 miles	233 nm	NW