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 18, 2013 at 18:56:00 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: 48%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 18:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 18° 47' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.19 meters/second, 1581.1 km/hour, 982.4 miles/hour or 853.7 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" | 16.37 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.8" | 0.17 mi | north | 16.38 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 28.4" | 982.34 mi | west | 0° 08' 49.1" | 10.10 mi | north | 982.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 03' 34.3" | 747.17 mi | east | 3° 13' 11.5" | 221.38 mi | north | 774.46 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 |
|---|
| Serekunda | Fri 6:56 PM | 254 km | 158 miles | 137 nm |  ENE |
| Banjul | Fri 6:56 PM | 265 km | 165 miles | 143 nm | ENE |
| Dakar | Fri 6:56 PM | 288 km | 179 miles | 155 nm |  NNE |
| Thiès | Fri 6:56 PM | 330 km | 205 miles | 178 nm |  NE |
| Bissau | Fri 6:56 PM | 354 km | 220 miles | 191 nm |  E |
| Farafenni | Fri 6:56 PM | 368 km | 229 miles | 199 nm | ENE |
| Touba | Fri 6:56 PM | 414 km | 257 miles | 224 nm | NE |
| Bafatá | Fri 6:56 PM | 450 km | 280 miles | 243 nm | E |
| Gabú | Fri 6:56 PM | 497 km | 309 miles | 268 nm | E |
| Boké | Fri 6:56 PM | 518 km | 322 miles | 280 nm |  ESE |
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