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 03:46:00 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: 91%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 03:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 21° 40' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.27 meters/second, 1617.4 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' 58.1" | 1004.96 mi | west | 0° 11' 30.6" | 13.18 mi | south | 1005.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 18' 13.2" | 781.66 mi | east | 4° 38' 05.1" | 318.47 mi | south | 844.04 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 |
|---|
| Freetown | Wed 3:46 AM | 1210 km | 752 miles | 653 nm |  NE |
| Conakry | Wed 3:46 AM | 1246 km | 774 miles | 673 nm | NE |
| Monrovia | Wed 3:46 AM | 1316 km | 818 miles | 711 nm |  ENE |
| Bissau | Wed 3:46 AM | 1325 km | 823 miles | 715 nm |  NNE |
| Banjul | Wed 3:46 AM | 1432 km | 890 miles | 773 nm | NNE |
| Praia | Wed 2:46 AM | 1494 km | 929 miles | 807 nm |  N |
| Dakar | Wed 3:46 AM | 1526 km | 948 miles | 824 nm | NNE |
| Recife | Wed 12:46 AM | 1813 km | 1127 miles | 979 nm |  SW |
| Yamoussoukro | Wed 3:46 AM | 1910 km | 1187 miles | 1031 nm | ENE |
| Nouakchott | Wed 3:46 AM | 1933 km | 1201 miles | 1044 nm | NNE |
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