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 03:46:00 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 03:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 02' | North |
| Longitude: | 32° 50' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.03 meters/second, 1609.3 km/hour, 1000.0 miles/hour or 869.0 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' 32.0" | 16.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 08.0" | 999.95 mi | west | 0° 10' 55.9" | 12.52 mi | south | 1000.19 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 57.0" | 768.14 mi | east | 4° 29' 59.5" | 309.21 mi | south | 830.26 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 |
|---|
| Fortaleza | Tue 12:46 AM | 1257 km | 781 miles | 679 nm |  SSW |
| Praia | Tue 2:46 AM | 1415 km | 879 miles | 764 nm |  NE |
| Recife | Tue 12:46 AM | 1579 km | 981 miles | 853 nm |  S |
| Belém | Tue 12:46 AM | 1927 km | 1197 miles | 1040 nm |  WSW |
| Dakar | Tue 3:46 AM | 1937 km | 1203 miles | 1046 nm |  ENE |
| Banjul | Tue 3:46 AM | 1962 km | 1219 miles | 1059 nm | ENE |
| Bissau | Tue 3:46 AM | 2002 km | 1244 miles | 1081 nm | ENE |
| Conakry | Tue 3:46 AM | 2143 km | 1332 miles | 1157 nm | ENE |
| Cayenne | Tue 12:46 AM | 2164 km | 1345 miles | 1169 nm |  W |
| Freetown | Tue 3:46 AM | 2180 km | 1355 miles | 1177 nm |  E |
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