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 Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 17:24:00 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: 38%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 17:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 21' | North |
| Longitude: | 7° 29' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.94 meters/second, 1601.8 km/hour, 995.3 miles/hour or 864.9 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" | 16.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.59 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 28.2" | 995.25 mi | west | 0° 10' 16.3" | 11.77 mi | north | 995.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 51.8" | 752.74 mi | east | 3° 51' 31.3" | 265.23 mi | north | 794.06 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 |
|---|
| Nzérékoré | Thu 5:24 PM | 161 km | 100 miles | 87 nm |  WSW |
| Gbarnga | Thu 5:24 PM | 265 km | 165 miles | 143 nm |  SW |
| Bouaké | Thu 5:24 PM | 280 km | 174 miles | 151 nm |  ESE |
| Yamoussoukro | Thu 5:24 PM | 297 km | 184 miles | 160 nm |  SE |
| Kakata | Thu 5:24 PM | 374 km | 233 miles | 202 nm | WSW |
| Sikasso | Thu 5:24 PM | 384 km | 238 miles | 207 nm |  NNE |
| Kenema | Thu 5:24 PM | 411 km | 256 miles | 222 nm |  W |
| Monrovia | Thu 5:24 PM | 430 km | 267 miles | 232 nm | WSW |
| Bo | Thu 5:24 PM | 470 km | 292 miles | 254 nm | W |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Thu 5:24 PM | 471 km | 292 miles | 254 nm |  NE |
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