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 19:34:00 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: 39%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 19:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 43' | North |
| Longitude: | 38° 60' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.52 meters/second, 1600.3 km/hour, 994.4 miles/hour or 864.1 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" | 16.57 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.57 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 29.0" | 994.31 mi | west | 0° 10' 09.6" | 11.64 mi | north | 994.15 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 51.1" | 752.00 mi | east | 3° 48' 34.1" | 261.85 mi | north | 792.15 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 |
|---|
| Fortaleza | Thu 4:34 PM | 1379 km | 857 miles | 745 nm |  S |
| Cayenne | Thu 4:34 PM | 1532 km | 952 miles | 827 nm |  WSW |
| Belém | Thu 4:34 PM | 1540 km | 957 miles | 832 nm |  SW |
| Paramaribo | Thu 4:34 PM | 1814 km | 1127 miles | 979 nm |  W |
| Praia | Thu 6:34 PM | 1820 km | 1131 miles | 983 nm |  ENE |
| Recife | Thu 4:34 PM | 1915 km | 1190 miles | 1034 nm |  SSE |
| Georgetown | Thu 3:34 PM | 2124 km | 1320 miles | 1147 nm | W |
| Bridgetown | Thu 3:34 PM | 2305 km | 1432 miles | 1245 nm |  WNW |
| Salvador | Thu 4:34 PM | 2399 km | 1490 miles | 1295 nm | S |
| Dakar | Thu 7:34 PM | 2440 km | 1516 miles | 1317 nm | ENE |
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