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 Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 22:02:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 22:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 46' | North |
| Longitude: | 18° 31' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.79 meters/second, 1511.3 km/hour, 939.0 miles/hour or 816.0 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' 30.7" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.7" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 49.0" | 938.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 38.6" | 0.74 mi | north | 938.76 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 26.2" | 757.36 mi | east | 0° 11' 15.2" | 12.90 mi | south | 757.93 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 |
|---|
| Nouadhibou | Tue 10:02 PM | 155 km | 96 miles | 84 nm |  E |
| Nouakchott | Tue 10:02 PM | 400 km | 248 miles | 216 nm |  SE |
| Rosso | Tue 10:02 PM | 552 km | 343 miles | 298 nm |  SSE |
| Santa Maria | Tue 9:02 PM | 654 km | 407 miles | 353 nm |  SW |
| Thiès | Tue 10:02 PM | 683 km | 424 miles | 369 nm | SSE |
| Dakar | Tue 10:02 PM | 685 km | 426 miles | 370 nm |  S |
| Touba | Tue 10:02 PM | 711 km | 442 miles | 384 nm | SSE |
| Mindelo | Tue 9:02 PM | 806 km | 501 miles | 435 nm |  WSW |
| Serekunda | Tue 10:02 PM | 835 km | 519 miles | 451 nm | SSE |
| Banjul | Tue 10:02 PM | 837 km | 520 miles | 452 nm | SSE |
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