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 22:52:00 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 22:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 47' | North |
| Longitude: | 30° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.76 meters/second, 1511.1 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' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 48.6" | 938.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 33.8" | 0.65 mi | north | 938.70 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 33.1" | 757.44 mi | east | 0° 13' 11.4" | 15.13 mi | south | 758.14 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 |
|---|
| Mindelo | Tue 9:52 PM | 733 km | 455 miles | 396 nm |  SE |
| Praia | Tue 9:52 PM | 993 km | 617 miles | 536 nm | SE |
| Dakar | Tue 10:52 PM | 1552 km | 964 miles | 838 nm |  ESE |
| Nouakchott | Tue 10:52 PM | 1565 km | 972 miles | 845 nm |  E |
| Banjul | Tue 10:52 PM | 1698 km | 1055 miles | 917 nm | ESE |
| Bissau | Tue 10:52 PM | 1883 km | 1170 miles | 1017 nm | ESE |
| El Aaiún | Tue 10:52 PM | 1905 km | 1183 miles | 1028 nm |  ENE |
| Azores | Tue 9:52 PM | 1980 km | 1230 miles | 1069 nm |  N |
| Conakry | Tue 10:52 PM | 2200 km | 1367 miles | 1188 nm | ESE |
| Freetown | Tue 10:52 PM | 2310 km | 1435 miles | 1247 nm | ESE |
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