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, January 2, 2013 at 03:46:00 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 03:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 50' | North |
| Longitude: | 3° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.13 meters/second, 1613.3 km/hour, 1002.4 miles/hour or 871.1 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' 32.4" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 31.8" | 1002.40 mi | west | 0° 11' 04.3" | 12.68 mi | south | 1002.61 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 48.0" | 761.46 mi | east | 4° 32' 14.4" | 311.78 mi | south | 824.43 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 |
|---|
| Abidjan | Wed 3:46 AM | 90 km | 56 miles | 49 nm |  NW |
| Kumasi | Wed 3:46 AM | 284 km | 176 miles | 153 nm |  NE |
| Yamoussoukro | Wed 3:46 AM | 305 km | 190 miles | 165 nm | NW |
| Accra | Wed 3:46 AM | 360 km | 224 miles | 194 nm |  ENE |
| Bouaké | Wed 3:46 AM | 366 km | 228 miles | 198 nm |  NNW |
| Lome | Wed 3:46 AM | 529 km | 328 miles | 285 nm | ENE |
| Tamale | Wed 3:46 AM | 578 km | 359 miles | 312 nm |  NNE |
| Cotonou | Wed 4:46 AM | 665 km | 413 miles | 359 nm | ENE |
| Nzérékoré | Wed 3:46 AM | 684 km | 425 miles | 370 nm |  WNW |
| Porto Novo | Wed 4:46 AM | 706 km | 439 miles | 381 nm | ENE |
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