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 29, 2013 at 03:26:00 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: 96%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 03:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 06' | North |
| Longitude: | 27° 59' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.98 meters/second, 1609.1 km/hour, 999.9 miles/hour or 868.9 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' 32.0" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 08.0" | 999.83 mi | west | 0° 10' 55.2" | 12.51 mi | south | 1000.08 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 53.9" | 768.00 mi | east | 4° 29' 47.5" | 308.99 mi | south | 830.07 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 |
|---|
| Praia | Tue 2:26 AM | 1092 km | 678 miles | 589 nm |  NNE |
| Banjul | Tue 3:26 AM | 1492 km | 927 miles | 806 nm |  NE |
| Dakar | Tue 3:26 AM | 1494 km | 929 miles | 807 nm | NE |
| Bissau | Tue 3:26 AM | 1505 km | 935 miles | 813 nm |  ENE |
| Fortaleza | Tue 12:26 AM | 1604 km | 997 miles | 866 nm |  SW |
| Conakry | Tue 3:26 AM | 1619 km | 1006 miles | 874 nm | ENE |
| Freetown | Tue 3:26 AM | 1650 km | 1025 miles | 891 nm |  E |
| Recife | Tue 12:26 AM | 1746 km | 1085 miles | 943 nm |  SSW |
| Nouakchott | Tue 3:26 AM | 1860 km | 1156 miles | 1005 nm | NE |
| Monrovia | Tue 3:26 AM | 1901 km | 1181 miles | 1027 nm | E |
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