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 Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 03:36:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 03:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 04' | South |
| Longitude: | 7° 56' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.51 meters/second, 1614.6 km/hour, 1003.3 miles/hour or 871.8 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' 31.3" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 25.3" | 1003.25 mi | west | 0° 11' 34.7" | 13.26 mi | south | 1003.24 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 07.9" | 801.44 mi | east | 4° 33' 27.1" | 313.19 mi | south | 858.09 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 |
|---|
| Abidjan | Thu 3:36 AM | 1025 km | 637 miles | 554 nm |  NNE |
| Monrovia | Thu 3:36 AM | 1086 km | 675 miles | 586 nm |  NNW |
| Yamoussoukro | Thu 3:36 AM | 1133 km | 704 miles | 612 nm | NNE |
| Accra | Thu 3:36 AM | 1283 km | 797 miles | 693 nm |  NE |
| Freetown | Thu 3:36 AM | 1407 km | 874 miles | 760 nm | NNW |
| Lome | Thu 3:36 AM | 1439 km | 894 miles | 777 nm | NE |
| Jamestown | Thu 3:36 AM | 1442 km | 896 miles | 779 nm |  S |
| Conakry | Thu 3:36 AM | 1531 km | 952 miles | 827 nm | NNW |
| Porto Novo | Thu 4:36 AM | 1594 km | 990 miles | 861 nm | NE |
| Lagos | Thu 4:36 AM | 1638 km | 1018 miles | 884 nm | NE |
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