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 Wednesday, January 30, 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: 91%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 03:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 36' | North |
| Longitude: | 16° 49' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.26 meters/second, 1617.3 km/hour, 1005.0 miles/hour or 873.3 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" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 58.5" | 1004.93 mi | west | 0° 11' 30.3" | 13.18 mi | south | 1005.06 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 18' 02.4" | 781.43 mi | east | 4° 38' 03.4" | 318.44 mi | south | 843.85 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 |
|---|
| Monrovia | Wed 3:26 AM | 847 km | 527 miles | 458 nm |  NE |
| Freetown | Wed 3:26 AM | 859 km | 534 miles | 464 nm |  NNE |
| Bo | Wed 3:26 AM | 902 km | 560 miles | 487 nm | NE |
| Kakata | Wed 3:26 AM | 902 km | 560 miles | 487 nm | NE |
| Kenema | Wed 3:26 AM | 934 km | 580 miles | 504 nm | NE |
| Conakry | Wed 3:26 AM | 940 km | 584 miles | 508 nm | NNE |
| Gbarnga | Wed 3:26 AM | 1011 km | 628 miles | 546 nm | NE |
| Bissau | Wed 3:26 AM | 1143 km | 710 miles | 617 nm |  N |
| Banjul | Wed 3:26 AM | 1311 km | 815 miles | 708 nm | N |
| Yamoussoukro | Wed 3:26 AM | 1405 km | 873 miles | 759 nm |  ENE |
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