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 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: 91%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 04:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 28' | North |
| Longitude: | 26° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.28 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' 58.0" | 1004.98 mi | west | 0° 11' 30.9" | 13.19 mi | south | 1005.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 18' 24.2" | 781.89 mi | east | 4° 38' 06.4" | 318.50 mi | south | 844.23 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 |
|---|
| Fernando de Noronha | Wed 2:06 AM | 886 km | 550 miles | 478 nm |  SW |
| Recife | Wed 1:06 AM | 1408 km | 875 miles | 761 nm | SW |
| Fortaleza | Wed 1:06 AM | 1462 km | 909 miles | 790 nm |  WSW |
| Praia | Wed 3:06 AM | 1523 km | 947 miles | 823 nm |  NNE |
| Freetown | Wed 4:06 AM | 1663 km | 1033 miles | 898 nm |  ENE |
| Bissau | Wed 4:06 AM | 1666 km | 1035 miles | 900 nm |  NE |
| Conakry | Wed 4:06 AM | 1673 km | 1039 miles | 903 nm | ENE |
| Banjul | Wed 4:06 AM | 1719 km | 1068 miles | 928 nm | NE |
| Dakar | Wed 4:06 AM | 1769 km | 1099 miles | 955 nm | NNE |
| Monrovia | Wed 4:06 AM | 1824 km | 1133 miles | 985 nm | ENE |
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