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 20:36:00 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: 49%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 20:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 41' | North |
| Longitude: | 43° 01' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.77 meters/second, 1579.6 km/hour, 981.5 miles/hour or 852.9 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" | 16.36 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.7" | 0.17 mi | north | 16.36 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 27.7" | 981.39 mi | west | 0° 08' 42.8" | 9.98 mi | north | 981.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 04' 04.2" | 747.03 mi | east | 3° 10' 26.2" | 218.22 mi | north | 773.41 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 |
|---|
| Cayenne | Fri 5:36 PM | 1334 km | 829 miles | 720 nm |  SW |
| Paramaribo | Fri 5:36 PM | 1534 km | 953 miles | 828 nm |  WSW |
| Belém | Fri 5:36 PM | 1675 km | 1041 miles | 904 nm |  SSW |
| Georgetown | Fri 4:36 PM | 1782 km | 1108 miles | 962 nm | WSW |
| Bridgetown | Fri 4:36 PM | 1801 km | 1119 miles | 973 nm |  W |
| Fortaleza | Fri 5:36 PM | 1882 km | 1169 miles | 1016 nm |  SSE |
| Castries | Fri 4:36 PM | 1951 km | 1212 miles | 1053 nm | W |
| Fort-de-France | Fri 4:36 PM | 1964 km | 1220 miles | 1060 nm | W |
| Kingstown | Fri 4:36 PM | 1976 km | 1228 miles | 1067 nm | W |
| Roseau | Fri 4:36 PM | 2004 km | 1245 miles | 1082 nm | W |
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