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 04:46:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 04:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 18' | South |
| Longitude: | 24° 53' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.39 meters/second, 1614.2 km/hour, 1003.0 miles/hour or 871.6 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' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 23.2" | 1002.98 mi | west | 0° 11' 34.1" | 13.25 mi | south | 1002.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 15.9" | 802.57 mi | east | 4° 32' 52.8" | 312.54 mi | south | 858.79 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 | Thu 2:46 AM | 840 km | 522 miles | 453 nm |  W |
| Recife | Thu 1:46 AM | 1228 km | 763 miles | 663 nm |  WSW |
| Fortaleza | Thu 1:46 AM | 1523 km | 946 miles | 822 nm | W |
| Freetown | Thu 4:46 AM | 1836 km | 1141 miles | 991 nm |  NE |
| Salvador | Thu 1:46 AM | 1840 km | 1143 miles | 993 nm |  SW |
| Conakry | Thu 4:46 AM | 1882 km | 1169 miles | 1016 nm | NE |
| Monrovia | Thu 4:46 AM | 1892 km | 1175 miles | 1021 nm | NE |
| Bissau | Thu 4:46 AM | 1967 km | 1222 miles | 1062 nm |  NNE |
| Praia | Thu 3:46 AM | 2020 km | 1255 miles | 1091 nm |  N |
| Banjul | Thu 4:46 AM | 2067 km | 1284 miles | 1116 nm | NNE |
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