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 04:06:00 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 04:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 37° 40' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.08 meters/second, 1609.5 km/hour, 1000.1 miles/hour or 869.1 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" | 1000.06 mi | west | 0° 10' 56.5" | 12.53 mi | south | 1000.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 10' 00.2" | 768.29 mi | east | 4° 30' 11.1" | 309.43 mi | south | 830.45 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 1:06 AM | 1080 km | 671 miles | 583 nm |  S |
| Belém | Tue 1:06 AM | 1455 km | 904 miles | 786 nm |  SW |
| Recife | Tue 1:06 AM | 1587 km | 986 miles | 857 nm | S |
| Cayenne | Tue 1:06 AM | 1628 km | 1012 miles | 879 nm |  W |
| Praia | Tue 3:06 AM | 1837 km | 1142 miles | 992 nm |  NE |
| Paramaribo | Tue 1:06 AM | 1937 km | 1204 miles | 1046 nm | W |
| Salvador | Tue 1:06 AM | 2096 km | 1303 miles | 1132 nm | S |
| Georgetown | Tue 12:06 AM | 2268 km | 1409 miles | 1225 nm | W |
| Dakar | Tue 4:06 AM | 2415 km | 1500 miles | 1304 nm |  ENE |
| Banjul | Tue 4:06 AM | 2457 km | 1527 miles | 1327 nm | ENE |
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