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 Friday, January 4, 2013 at 06:08:00 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: 60%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 4, 2013 at 06:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 49' | South |
| Longitude: | 15° 24' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.45 meters/second, 1610.8 km/hour, 1000.9 miles/hour or 869.8 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' 31.1" | 16.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 09.3" | 1000.85 mi | west | 0° 11' 32.7" | 13.22 mi | south | 1000.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 47' 43.1" | 813.08 mi | east | 4° 31' 18.5" | 310.76 mi | south | 867.14 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 | Fri 6:08 AM | 1332 km | 828 miles | 719 nm |  NNE |
| Freetown | Fri 6:08 AM | 1490 km | 926 miles | 804 nm |  N |
| Conakry | Fri 6:08 AM | 1594 km | 991 miles | 861 nm | N |
| Jamestown | Fri 6:08 AM | 1622 km | 1008 miles | 876 nm |  SE |
| Abidjan | Fri 6:08 AM | 1689 km | 1050 miles | 912 nm |  NE |
| Yamoussoukro | Fri 6:08 AM | 1708 km | 1061 miles | 922 nm | NE |
| Bissau | Fri 6:08 AM | 1844 km | 1146 miles | 995 nm | N |
| Banjul | Fri 6:08 AM | 2024 km | 1257 miles | 1093 nm | N |
| Accra | Fri 6:08 AM | 2040 km | 1268 miles | 1102 nm | NE |
| Bamako | Fri 6:08 AM | 2097 km | 1303 miles | 1132 nm | NNE |
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